poison

Meanings

Noun

• any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
• anything that harms or destroys
  • "the poison of fascism"

Verb

• spoil as if by poison
  • "poison someone's mind"
  • "poison the atmosphere in the office"
• kill with poison
  • "She poisoned her husband"
• add poison to
  • "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
• kill by its poison
  • "This mushrooms can poison"
• administer poison to
  • "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"

Synonyms

envenom, poisonous substance, toxicant