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poison
Found in thesaurus: substance, subvert, profane, debauch, pervert, demoralise, deprave, change, alter, dose
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poison
v.
kill or injure with toxin, give poison; have bad or damaging influence on; corrupt
n.
toxin; venom
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Poison
In biology, poisons are substances that cause disturbances in organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when an organism absorbs a sufficient quantity.
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poison
Noun
1. any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
(synonym) poisonous substance
(hypernym) substance, matter
(hyponym) atropine
(derivation) envenom
2. anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"
(hypernym) destructiveness
Verb
1. spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
(hypernym) corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
2. kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can kill"
(hypernym) kill
(derivation) poisonous substance
3. kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"
(hypernym) kill
(derivation) poisonous substance
4. add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
(synonym) envenom
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) poisonous substance
5. administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
(hypernym) drug, dose
(hyponym) intoxicate
(derivation) poisoning
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poison
nm.
poison, toxin, venom; bane
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poison
v.
otrávit; dát jed do čeho; zničit
n.
jed
