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(Entry 1 of 3)
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
- the witch gave Snow White a poison apple
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of poison (Entry 2 of 3)
a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
- the only way to get rid of rats is to leave out poison
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of poison (Entry 3 of 3)
1
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
- poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
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2
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
- exhaust fumes poisoning the air
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3
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
- this party partisanship poisons the national debate we should be having about this urgent problem
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- abase,
- bastardize,
- canker,
- cheapen,
- corrupt,
- debase,
- debauch,
- degrade,
- demean,
- demoralize,
- deprave,
- deteriorate,
- lessen,
- pervert,
- profane,
- prostitute,
- subvert,
- vitiate,
- warp
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The first known use of poison was in the 13th century
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