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envenomest

envenomest is the second-person singular simple present indicative 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...

Origin of envenomest

From envenom + -est.

Questions about envenomest

What is envenomest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Envenomest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of envenom.

Words near envenomest in the dictionary

  1. envenomations
  2. envenomed
  3. envenomedst
  4. envenomer
  5. envenomers
  6. envenomest
  7. envenometh
  8. envenoming
  9. envenomings
  10. envenomisation
  11. envenomisations

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