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empoison
[
em-
poi
-z
uh
n
]
em·poi·son
/
ɛmˈpɔɪ
zən
/
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[
em-
poi
-z
uh
n
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to corrupt:
to empoison the minds of the young.
2.
to embitter:
His own failure has empoisoned him.
3.
Archaic
.
to poison.
Origin:
1275–1325;
Middle English
empoysonen
<
Old French
empoisoner.
See
em-
1
,
poison
Related forms
em·poi·son·ment,
noun
un·em·poi·soned,
adjective
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to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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empoison
(ɪmˈpɔɪz
ə
n)
—
vb
1.
rare
to embitter or corrupt
2.
poison
poison
poison
an archaic word for
poison
em'poisonment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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