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Noun
S:
(n)
poison
,
toxicant
,
poisonous substance
(any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism)
S:
(n)
poison
(anything that harms or destroys)
"the poison of fascism"
Verb
S:
(v)
poison
(spoil as if by poison)
"poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
S:
(v)
poison
(kill with poison)
"She poisoned her husband"
S:
(v)
poison
,
envenom
(add poison to)
"Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
S:
(v)
poison
(kill by its poison)
"This mushrooms can poison"
S:
(v)
poison
(administer poison to)
"She poisoned her husband but he did not die"