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poison

/ˈpɔɪzən/POY-zuhn
/ˈpɔɪzən/POY-zuhn

Meaninga drink

Common meaning: a harmful substance

Journey through time

  1. Latinpōtō; pōtiō‘to drink’
  2. Englishpoison‘a harmful substance’ · today

pois also in: potionpotable

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: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin pōtō; pōtiō ‘to drink; a drink’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pōtō, p. 1409 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry POISON, p. 453 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

potablepotion

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