envenom Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to be bitter or resentful
    acerbate; embitter.
    • These injustices embittered her even more
  2. verb add poison to
    poison.
    • Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her

WordNet

En*ven"om transitive verb
Etymology
OE. envenimen, F. envenimer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. venin poison. See Venom.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Envenomed ; present participle & verbal noun Envenoming
Definitions
  1. To taint or impregnate with venom, or any substance noxious to life; to poison; to render dangerous or deadly by poison, as food, drink, a weapon; as, envenomed meat, wine, or arrow; also, to poison (a person) by impregnating with venom.
    Alcides . . . felt the envenomed robe. Milton.
    O, what a world is this, when what is comely Envenoms him that bears it! Shak.
  2. To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter.
    The envenomed tongue of calumny. Smollett.
    On the question of slavery opinion has of late years been peculiarly envenomed. Sir G. C. Lewis.

Webster 1913