envenom

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ɪnˈvɛnəm/ UK /ɪnˈvɛnəm/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to fill with poison; to embitter or make malignant

Old grievances continued to envenom relations between the families.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to fill with poison; to... poison embitter infect taint sour exacerbate

Opposites

soothe sweeten healdetoxify

Word family

Derived forms envenomationenvenomization

Related forms venom venomous

Etymology

From Old French envenimer ('to poison'), from en- (causative) + venim ('venom'), from Latin venenum ('poison, potion').

envenimer Old French venenum Latin

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# envenom

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ɪnˈvɛnəm
**IPA (UK):** ɪnˈvɛnəm

## Meanings
1. to fill with poison; to embitter or make malignant

## Examples
- Old grievances continued to envenom relations between the families.

## Synonyms
- poison
- embitter
- infect
- taint
- sour
- exacerbate

## Antonyms
- soothe
- sweeten
- heal
- detoxify

## Derived Forms
- envenomation
- envenomization

## Related Forms
- venom
- venomous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: envenimer
- Root: venenum

## Etymology
From Old French envenimer ('to poison'), from en- (causative) + venim ('venom'), from Latin venenum ('poison, potion').

## AI Etymology
Envenom is from Old French envenimer ('to poison'), from en- (causative) + venim ('venom'), from Latin venenum ('poison, potion'). Important recorded forms include envenimer (Old French) and venenum (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to fill with poison; to embitter or make malignant. The wider family includes derived forms such as envenomation and envenomization and related words such as venom and venomous.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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