ENVENOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does envenom mean? 

• ENVENOM (verb)
  The verb ENVENOM has 2 senses:

1. cause to be bitter or resentful

2. add poison to

  Familiarity information: ENVENOM used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENVENOM (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they envenom    ... he / she / it envenoms   
Past simple: envenomed   
Past participle: envenomed   
-ing form: envenoming   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to be bitter or resentful

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

acerbate; embitter; envenom

Context example:

These injustices embittered her even more

Cause:

resent (feel bitter or indignant about)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Add poison to

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

envenom; poison

Context example:

Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her

Hypernyms (to "envenom" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something