envenom C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ɪnˈvɛnəm/ UK /ɪnˈvɛnəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to fill with poison; to embitter or make malignant Old grievances continued to envenom relations between the families. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to fill with poison; to... poisonembitterinfecttaintsourexacerbate ↔ Opposites soothesweetenhealdetoxify Word family Derived forms envenomationenvenomization Related forms venomvenomous Etymology AI details From Old French envenimer ('to poison'), from en- (causative) + venim ('venom'), from Latin venenum ('poison, potion'). envenimer Old French venenum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown