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envenom

Meaningpoison

Common meaning: poison or make bitter

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchenvenimer‘poison’source
  2. Middle Englishenuenimen‘poison’source
  3. Englishenvenom‘poison or make bitter’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old French envenimer ‘poison’.

Source words

  • envenimer Old French · source word “poison”

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