Hypertext Webster Gateway: "envenom"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Envenom \En*ven"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envenomed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Envenoming}.] [OE. envenimen, F. envenimer; pref. en-
(L. in) + F. venin poison. See {Venom}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
envenom
v 1: cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices
embittered her even more" [syn: {embitter}, {acerbate}]
2: add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to
kill her" [syn: {poison}]
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