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poison 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T]
to give someone poison, especially by adding it to their food or drink, in order to harm or kill them
::She was accused in 1974 of poisoning her second husband, Charles.
::He killed several people by poisoning their tea.
poison sb with sth
::Helms attempted to poison his whole family with strychnine.
if a substance poisons someone, it makes them sick or kills them
::Thousands of children were poisoned by radiation.
to make land, rivers, air etc dirty and dangerous, especially by the use of harmful chemicals
::Pesticides are poisoning our rivers.
to have very harmful and unpleasant effects on someone's mind, emotions, or a situation
::Her childhood had been poisoned by an abusive stepfather.
::The law will only serve to poison relations between the US and Mexico.
::Television violence is poisoning the minds of young people.
-- poisoner n [C]