invenom
invenom is the archaic form of envenom.
Meaning of envenom
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...
- 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
Forms of invenom
| third-person singular present | invenoms |
|---|---|
| present participle | invenoming |
| past participle | invenomed |
| past | invenomed |
Origin of invenom
From in- + venom.
Questions about invenom
- What is invenom the archaic form of?
- Invenom is the archaic form of envenom.
Words near invenom in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: invenom (page history and authors); envenom (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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