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poi·son  (poizn)

n.

1. A substance that causes injury, illness, or death, especially by chemical means.

2. Something destructive or fatal.

3. Chemistry & Physics A substance that inhibits another substance or a reaction: a catalyst poison.

tr.v. poi·soned, poi·son·ing, poi·sons

1. To kill or harm with poison.

2. To put poison on or into: poisoning arrows; poisoned the drink.

3.

a. To pollute: Noxious fumes poison the air. See Synonyms at contaminate.

b. To have a harmful influence on; corrupt: Jealousy poisoned their friendship.

4. Chemistry & Physics To inhibit (a substance or reaction).

adj.

Poisonous.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pti, ptin-, drink; see p(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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poison·er n.

Word History: The phrase poison potion, besides being alliterative, also consists of doublets, that is, two words that go back ultimately to the same source in another language. The source for both words is Latin pti (stem form ptin-), which meant "the act of drinking, a drink, or a draft, as of a medicine or poison." Our word potion, which retains the sense "dose," passed through Old French (pocion) on its way to Middle English (pocion), first recorded in a work composed around 1300. In Old French pocion is a learned borrowing, one that was deliberately taken from Latin in a form corresponding to the Latin form. Our spelling potion is the result of a similar impulse toward Latinization; in the late Renaissance and Enlightenment, numerous English words that had been borrowed from Old French were respelled according to the shape of their Latin ancestors. Pocion thus was changed to potion on the model of Latin pti. But the Latin word had also passed through Vulgar Latin into Old French in the different form poison. This word meant "beverage," "liquid dose," and also "poison beverage, poison." The word poison is first recorded in Middle English in a work composed around 1200.

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poison [ˈpɔɪz^ən]

n

1. (Medicine) any substance that can impair function, cause structural damage, or otherwise injure the body Related adj toxic

2. something that destroys, corrupts, etc. the poison of fascism

3. (Chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or destroys or inhibits the activity of a catalyst

4. (Physics / General Physics) a substance that absorbs neutrons in a nuclear reactor and thus slows down the reaction. It may be added deliberately or formed during fission

what's your poison? Informal what would you like to drink?

vb (tr)

1. (Medicine) to give poison to (a person or animal) esp with intent to kill

2. to add poison to

3. to taint or infect with or as if with poison

4. (foll by against) to turn (a person's mind) against he poisoned her mind against me

5. (Chemistry) to retard or stop (a chemical or nuclear reaction) by the action of a poison

6. (Chemistry) to inhibit or destroy (the activity of a catalyst) by the action of a poison

[from Old French puison potion, from Latin pōtiō a drink, esp a poisonous one, from pōtāre to drink]

poisoner  n

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Poison

See also death; drugs; killing.

alexipharmac, alexipharmic

a remedy for or antidote against poison or infection. — alexipharmic, adj.

atropism

poisoning caused by atropine or belladonna.

barbiturism

a condition of chronic poisoning caused by excessive use of barbiturates.

botulism

a disease of the nervous system caused by botulin developments in spoiled foods eaten by animals and man; a variety of bacterial food poisoning.

cantharidism

a toxic condition caused by the misuse of the counterirritant and diuretic cantharides.

enriositatis

drunkenness or intoxication from alcohol, especially as an habitual state.

enterotoxemia

a condition in which the blood contains toxin from the intestines.

ergotism

a condition caused by eating rye or some other grain infected with ergot fungus or by an overdose of an ergot medicinal agent.

iophobia

an abnormal fear of poisons. Cf. toxiphobia.

mephitism

mephitic or carbon dioxide poisoning. — mephitic, mephitical, adj.

mithridatism

the production of immunity against the action of a poison by consuming it regularly in gradually larger doses.

mycetism

any of a variety of toxic conditions produced by poisonous mush-rooms. Also mycetismus.

phosphorism

chronic phosphorus poisoning.

plumbism

an acute toxic condition caused by the absorption of lead into the body by skin contact, ingestion, or inhalation; lead poisoning. Also called saturnism.

plutonism

a poisoning caused by exposure to radioactive plutonium.

ptyalism

excessive salivation, usually associated with chronic mercury poisoning.

rodenticide

a substance that kills rodents.

salicylism

a toxic condition produced by excessive intake of salicylic acid, marked by vomiting and ringing in the ears.

salmonellosis

an illness caused by food tainted with certain species of salmonella bacteria.

sapremia, sapraemia

blood poisoning caused by putrefactive microorganisms in the bloodstream.

saturnism

plumbism.

septicemia, septicaemia

blood poisoning caused by pathogenic microorganisms and their toxic products in the bloodstream. — septicemic, septicaemic, adj.

stibialism

poisoning from antimony.

strychnism

a toxic condition caused by excessive use of strychnine.

tabacism

addiction to tobacco; poisoning from excessive use of tobacco. Also called tabagism, tobaccoism.

thebaism

Archaic. a toxic condition produced by thebaine, a derivative of opium.

toxicology

the branch of medical science that studies the effects, antidotes, detection, etc., of poisons. — toxicologist, n. — toxicologie, toxicological, adj.

toxiphobia

an abnormal fear of poisoning. Also called toxicophobia. Cf. iophobia. — toxiphobe, toxiphobiac, n.

tyrotoxism

poisoning caused by microbes in stale cheese or milk.

urotoxy, urotoxia

1. the toxicity or toxic content of urine.
2. the unit used in measuring the toxicity of urine, a quantity sufficient to kill an animal weighing one kilogram. — urotoxic, adj.

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poison

• alexipharmic - Another word for an antidote, from Greek alexein, "ward off," and pharmakon, "poison."
• toxic - Comes from Greek toxikon pharmakon, "poison for arrows," from toxon, "bow."
• venom - Comes from Latin venenum, the love potion Venus used to attract people to each other—but later came to describe "poison."
• virus - A Latin word meaning "poison" or "slimy liquid," it first meant "venom of a snake."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	poison - any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism poisonous substance, toxicant substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" atropine - a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides hyoscyamine - a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract toxin - a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
	2.	poison - anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism" destructiveness - the quality of causing destruction
Verb	1.	poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office" corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
	2.	poison - kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband" poison - kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	3.	poison - add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" envenom alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	4.	poison - kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison" poison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" poison - kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	5.	poison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" drug, dose - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" intoxicate - have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug poison - kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison"

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poison

noun

1. toxin, venom, bane (archaic) Poison from the weaver fish causes paralysis and swelling.

2. contamination, corruption, contagion, cancer, virus, blight, bane, malignancy, miasma, canker the poison of crime and violence spreading through the city

verb

1. murder, kill, give someone poison, administer poison to There were rumours that she had poisoned her husband.

2. contaminate, foul, infect, spoil, pollute, blight, taint, adulterate, envenom, befoul The land has been completely poisoned by chemicals.

3. contaminate, lace, spike, tamper with, doctor, adulterate, put poison in He accused them of poisoning his drink

4. corrupt, colour, undermine, bias, sour, pervert, warp, taint, subvert, embitter, deprave, defile, jaundice, vitiate, envenom ill-feeling that will poison further negotiations

adjective

poisonous, deadly, toxic, lethal, venomous a cloud of poison gas

Related words
adjective toxic
fear toxiphobia

Poisons

Poisonous substances and gases 
aconite, acrolein, adamsite, afterdamp, Agent Orange, aldrin, allyl alcohol, aniline, antimony potassium tartrate, arsenic or arsenic trioxide, arsine, atropine or atropin, barium hydroxide, benzene, benzidine, brucine, cacodyl, carbon disulphide, carbon monoxide, coniine, conin, or conine, curare, cyanic acid, cyanide, cyanogen, digitalin, emetine, formaldehyde, hemlock, hydrastine, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen iodide, hydrogen sulphide, hyoscyamine, lead monoxide, lewisite, lindane, mercuric chloride, mercuric oxide, methanol, methyl bromide, muscarine, mustard gas, nerve gas, nitrogen dioxide, osmium tetroxide, ouabain, oxalic acid, Paraquat, Paris green, phenol, phosgene, picrotoxin, poison gas, potassium cyanide, potassium permanganate, prussic acid, ratsbane, red lead, sarin, silver nitrate, sodium cyanide, sodium fluoroacetate, stibine, strychnine, tetramethyldiarsine, thallium, thebaine, tropine, urushiol, veratrine, whitedamp, zinc chloride

Types of poisoning 
botulism, bromism, digitalism, ergotism, fluorosis, hydrargyria, iodism, lead poisoning, listeriosis, mercurialism, phosphorism, plumbism, ptomaine poisoning, salmonella, saturnism, strychninism

Poisonous plants 
aconite, amanita, baneberry, belladonna, black bryony, black nightshade, castor-oil plant, cowbane, coyotillo, deadly nightshade, death camass, death cap or angel, destroying angel, dieffenbachia, dog's mercury, ergot, fly agaric, foxglove, hemlock, henbane, Indian liquorice, laburnum, liberty cap, locoweed, manchineel, monkshood, mountain laurel, Noogoora burr, nux vomica, oleander, poison dogwood or elder, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumach, pokeweed, pokeberry, or pokeroot, sassy, sasswood, or sassy wood, staggerbush, stavesacre, thorn apple, tutu, upas, water hemlock, wolfsbane or wolf's-bane, woody nightshade

Translations

poison [ˈpɔɪzn]

A. N (lit, fig) → veneno m
to die of poison → morir envenenado
to take poison → envenenarse
they hate each other like poison → se odian a muerte
what's your poison? → ¿qué toma?

B. VT

1. → envenenar; (chemically) → intoxicar
the wells were poisoned → habían echado sustancias tóxicas a los pozos

2. (fig) → envenenar, emponzoñar
to poison sb's mind (against sth/sb) → envenenar la mente de algn(contra algo/algn)
a poisoned chalice (esp Brit) → un arma de doble filo

C. CPD poison gas N → gas m tóxico
poison ivy N (= plant) → hiedra f venenosa; (= rash) → urticaria f
poison oak N (= plant) → zumaque m venenoso; (loosely) = poison ivy poison pen letter N → anónimo m ofensivo

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poison [ˈpɔɪz^ən]

n → poison m

vt

[+ person, animal] → empoisonner

[+ food, drink, weapon] → empoisonner

[+ situation, relationship, atmosphere] → gâcher
to poison sb's mind against sb → monter qn contre qn

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n (lit, fig) → Gift nt; what’s your poison? (inf) name your poison (inf) → was willst du trinken?; to hate somebody like poison → jdn glühend or wie die Pest (inf) → hassen ? meat a

vt

(lit) → vergiften; atmosphere, rivers → verpesten; it won’t poison you (inf) → das wird dich nicht umbringen (inf)

(fig) → vergiften; marriage → zerrütten; to poison somebody’s mind against somebody → jdn gegen jdn aufstacheln

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poison fang

n (of snake) → Giftzahn m

poison gas

n → Giftgas nt

poison gland

n (Zool) → Giftdrüse f

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poison ivy

n → kletternder Giftsumach, Giftefeu m

poison oak

n (Bot) → Giftsumach m

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poison-pen letter

n → anonymer Brief

poison pill

n (Fin) zum Schutz gegen ein unerwünschtes Übernahmeangebot eingesetzte Maßnahmen, die im Falle der Übernahme zu einem Wertverlust der Firma führen

poison sumach

n (Bot) → Giftsumach m

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poison [ˈpɔɪzn]

1. n (also) (fig) → veleno
they hate each other like poison → si odiano a morte
what's your poison? (fam) → cosa bevi?

2. vt

a. (person, food) → avvelenare; (air, atmosphere) → inquinare, avvelenare

b. (fig) to poison sb's mind → corrompere qn
to poison sb's mind against sb/sth → sobillare qn contro qn/qc

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n poison [ˈpoizn]

any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body She killed herself by taking poison; (also adjective ) poison gas. gif سُم отрова jed(ovatý) gift; gift-; giftig das Gift; Gift-... δηλητήριο veneno mürk زهر myrkky poison רַעַל विष otrov méreg racun eitur veleno 毒 독 nuodai; nuodingas inde; indīgs racun vergif gift trucizna veneno otravă яд jed; jedovatý strup otrov gift ยาพิษ zehir 毒藥 отрута زہر chất độc 毒药

v

1 to kill or harm with poison He poisoned his wife. vergiftig يُسَمِّم отравям otrávit forgifte vergiften δηλητηριάζω envenenar mürgitama مسموم کردن myrkyttää empoisonner לְהַרעִיל विष देना otrovati megmérgez meracun eitra, byrla eitur avvelenare 毒殺する 독살하다 (nu)nuodyti saindēt; noindēt meracuni vergiftigen forgifte otruć envenenar a otrăvi отравить otráviť zastrupiti otrovati förgifta วางยาพิษ zehirlemek 毒殺 отруювати زہر دينا، زہر دے کر ماردينا đầu độc 毒杀

2 to put poison into (food etc) He poisoned her coffee. vergif يَضَع السُّم في слагам отрова otrávit komme gift i vergiften δηλητηριάζω envenenar mürgitama زهر ریختن در myrkyttää mettre du poison dans לְהַרעִיל विष देना, ज़हर देना zatrovati megmérgez meracuni eitra, setja eitur út í avvelenare 毒を入れる 독을 넣다 užnuodyti []indēt membubuh racun vergiftigen forgifte dodać trucizny do envenenar a pune otravă în подложить яд otráviť zastrupiti sipati otrov förgifta, lägga gift i ใส่ยาพิษ zehir koymak 放毒於...之中 класти отруту زہر ملادينا bỏ thuốc độc 放毒于...之中

n poisoner

gifmoordenaar مُسَمِّم، مُفْسِد الأخْلاق отровител travič, -ka giftmorder der/die Giftmörder(in) δηλητηριαστής envenenador mürgitaja مسموم کننده myrkyttäjä empoisonneur/-euse מַרעִיל विषदायी, विषघातक trovatelj (ica) megmérgező (vkié) pengracun eiturbyrlari avvelenatore, avvelenatrice 毒殺者 독살자 nuodytojas indētājs pembunuh yg menggunakan racun vergiftiger giftmorder truciciel envenenador criminal, ucigaş отравитель travič, -ka zastrupljevalec trovač giftblandare, -mördare ผู้วางยาพิษ zehirleyici şey/ kimse 放毒者，毒害者 отруйник زہر دے کر مارنے والا kẻ đầu độc 放毒者，毒害者

adj poisonous

containing or using poison That fruit is poisonous; a poisonous snake. giftig سام отровен jedovatý giftig giftig δηλητηριώδης venenoso mürgine سمی؛ زهردار myrkyllinen vénéneux, venimeux רַעִיל विषैला otrovan mérgező berbisa eitraður velenoso 有毒な 유독한 nuodingas indīgs; kaitīgs beracun giftig giftig trujący venenoso otrăvitor; veninos ядовитый jedovatý strupen otrovan giftig ซึ่งเป็นพิษ zehirli 有毒的 отруйний زہريلا، زہرآلود có độc 有毒的

adv poisonously

giftig بصورةٍ سامَّه отровно jedovatě giftigt giftig δηλητηριωδώς venenosamente mürgiselt بطور زهرآگین myrkyllisesti de manière venimeuse בְּצוּרָה רְעִילָה विषाक्तता से, खतरनाक ढंग से otrovan mérgezően secara berbisa á eitraðan hátt in maniera velenosa 毒入りで 유독하게 nuodingai indīgi beracun giftig giftig trująco venenosamente otrăvit ядовито jedovato strupeno otrovno giftigt อย่างเป็นพิษ zehirli olarak 惡毒地 токсично زہريلے طريقے پر có độc 恶毒地

poison-pen letter

an anonymous letter saying wicked things about a person etc. lasterbrief رَسائِل بِدون تَوقيع تَحتَوي على إهانات وَشتائِم анонимно писмо със злостни клевети anonymní dopis anonymt smædebrev anonymer Schmähbrief κακοήθης ανώνυμη επιστολή anónimo, ofensivo anonüümne laimukiri نامۀ خصم آمیز herjauskirje lettre anonyme venimeuse מִכתָב אַרסִי बिना हस्ताक्षर का बुरा पत्र pakosno,otrovno (pismo) névtelen levél surat kaleng nafnlaust níðbréf (lettera anonima calunniosa) 中傷の手紙 중상하는 편지 šlykštus anoniminis laiškas anonīma apmelojoša vēstule surat layang anonieme lasterbrief anonymt og ondsinnet brev obrzydliwy, anonim carta anónima scrisoare anonimă răuvoitoare анонимное письмо anonymný list žaljivo anonimno pismo ucenjivačko pismo smädebrev จดหมายสนเท่ห์ imzasız iftira mektubu 匿名信 анонимка گمنام خط جس ميں خراب باتيں لکھي ہوں thư nặc danh 匿名信

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poison → سُمّ, يُسَمِّم jed, otrávit forgifte, gift Gift, vergiften δηλητηριάζω, δηλητήριο envenenar, veneno myrkky, myrkyttää empoisonner, poison otrov, otrovati avvelenare, veleno 毒, 毒を盛る 독, 독을 넣다 vergif, vergiftigen forgifte, gift otruć, trucizna envenenar, veneno отравлять, яд förgifta, gift ยาพิษ, วางยาพิษ zehir, zehirlemek đầu độc, thuốc độc 放毒, 毒药