Main Entry:

²poison

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

poi·soned; poi·son·ing \ˈpȯiz-niŋ, ˈpȯi-z^ən-iŋ\

Date:

14th century

1 a: to injure or kill with poison b: to treat, taint, or impregnate with or as if with poison2: to exert a baneful influence on : corrupt <poisoned their minds>3: to inhibit the activity, course, or occurrence of <on the night when he poisoned my rest — Charles Dickens>

— poi·son·er \ˈpȯiz-nər, ˈpȯi-z^ən-ər\ noun