envenom
/ɪnˈvɛnəm/
envenom verb: to inject or put venom onto or into (someone or something).
Verb
envenom (third-person singular simple present envenoms, present participle envenoming, simple past and past participle envenomed)
- 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... - Nay, was it I who wooed thee to this breast, / Which like a serpent thou envenomest / As in repayment of the warmth it lent?1818–1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Julian and Maddalo; a Conversation”, in Mary W[ollstonecraft] Shelley, editor, Posthumous Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley, London: […] [C. H. Reynell] for John and...
- Synonyms:
- envenomate, venomize
- As when Alcides from Oealia Crown’d
- 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...
- Oh what a world is this, when what is comely
envenom meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
envenom in Malayalam
- poison
- വിഷംപുരട്ടുക, വിഷം തേയ്ക്കുക
- sour, embitter, poison
- വിഷം കലർത്തുക, വിഷകരമാക്കുക, വിഷം കുത്തിവയ്ക്കുക, അസൂയയോ ഈർഷ്യയോ കുത്തിവയ്ക്കുക, വിദ്വേഷംകൊൾക, കയ്പ്പു വരുത്തുക
envenom in Kannada
- ನಂಜಿಡು, ನಂಜುಹಾಕು
Synonyms of envenom
Forms of envenom
| third-person singular present | envenoms |
|---|---|
| present participle | envenoming |
| past participle | envenomed |
| past | envenomed |
| alternative form | invenom |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | envenomest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | envenomedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | envenometh |
Origin of envenom
From Middle English envenymen, from Old French envenimer (“to poison, taint”); equivalent to en- + venom.
Words formed from envenom
Questions about envenom
- What does envenom mean?
- Envenom means to inject or put venom onto or into (someone or something).
- What is envenom in Malayalam?
- Envenom in Malayalam is വിഷംപുരട്ടുക, വിഷം തേയ്ക്കുക, വിഷം കലർത്തുക. See Envenom meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is envenom?
- Envenom is a verb.
- How do you pronounce envenom?
- Envenom is pronounced /ɪnˈvɛnəm/.
- What is the past tense of envenom?
- The past tense of envenom is envenomed.
Words near envenom in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: envenom (page history and authors); envenom (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); envenom (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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