empoison

verb

im-ˈpȯi-zᵊn How to pronounce empoison (audio)
Definition of empoisonnext
as in to anger
to implant bitter feelings in a series of misfortunes had empoisoned him against the whole world

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empoison
  1. anger
  2. enrage
  3. infuriate
  4. antagonize
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  • The White House had previously angered US ranchers by quadrupling low-tariff imports of Argentine beef to cool prices.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • During a joint practice last summer in Houston, Moehrig decked Texans wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson on a hard but clean hit that angered a few of Hutchinson’s teammates.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of anger
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  • North Carolina and Bill Belichick got zero, no doubt enraging girlfriend Jordon Hudson.
    — Greg Cote August 2, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Fauci pleaded the Fifth a number of times, which appears to have enraged a lot of people.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Definition of enrage
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  • Georgia prosecutors have charged Deja Coleman, his mother, with second-degree murder, infuriating child safety advocates who say that hot car deaths are nearly always accidental and tragic.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Under its previous operator, Mountain View had been plagued by riots that drew negative press and infuriated locals.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of infuriate
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  • Late in episode 1, the Supreme Ruler is revealed to Barry Kripke, a Caltech physicist who talks like Elmer Fudd and often antagonized TBBT’s heroes.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
  • While the competition ignited the box office in a world-class example of counterprogramming, the move was seen as baiting and antagonizing the director.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026
Definition of antagonize
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