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envenime

envenime is the obsolete spelling of envenom.

Meaning of envenom

Verb

envenom (third-person singular simple present envenoms, present participle envenoming, simple past and past participle envenomed)

  1. (transitive) To inject or put venom onto or into (someone or something).
    • As when Alcides from Oealia Crown’d
      With conqueſt, felt th’ envenom’d robe, and tore
      Through pain up by the roots Theſſalian Pines […]1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
    Synonyms:
    envenomate, venomize
  2. (transitive) To acerbate, make bitter.
    • Oh what a world is this, when what is comely
      Enuenoms him that beares it?c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Forms of envenime

third-person singular presentenvenimes
present participleenveniming
past participleenvenimed
pastenvenimed

Questions about envenime

What is envenime the obsolete spelling of?
Envenime is the obsolete spelling of envenom.

Words near envenime in the dictionary

  1. enveloping
  2. envelopingly
  3. envelopment
  4. envelopments
  5. envelops
  6. envenime
  7. envenimed
  8. envenom
  9. envenomate
  10. envenomated
  11. envenomates

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