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Definition of Poison
1. Verb. Spoil as if by poison. "Poison the atmosphere in the office"
2. Noun. Any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism.
Generic synonyms: Substance
Specialized synonyms: Atropine, Hyoscyamine, Toxin
Derivative terms: Poisonous
3. Verb. Kill with poison. "They want to poison the prisoners "; "She poisoned her husband"
4. Noun. Anything that harms or destroys. "The poison of fascism"
5. Verb. Add poison to. "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
6. Verb. Kill by its poison. "This mushrooms can poison"
7. Verb. Administer poison to. "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
Definition of Poison
1. n. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases.
2. v. t. To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an arrow; to poison food or drink.
3. v. i. To act as, or convey, a poison.
Definition of Poison
1. Noun. A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism. ¹
2. Noun. Something that harms a person or thing. ¹
3. Noun. A drink; liquor. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To use poison to kill or paralyse somebody ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To pollute; to cause some part of the environment to become poisonous ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To cause something to become much worse ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To cause someone to hate or to have unfair negative opinions ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Poison
1. to administer a harmful substance to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Poison
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1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases.
2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin. Poison ash.