Canadian English Meaning of poison

poison

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Definitions and Meaning of poison in English

Wordnet

poison (n)

any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

anything that harms or destroys

Wordnet

poison (v)

spoil as if by poison

kill with poison

add poison to

kill by its poison

administer poison to

Webster

poison (n.)

Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases.

That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.

To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an arrow; to poison food or drink.

To injure or kill by poison; to administer poison to.

To taint; to corrupt; to vitiate; as, vice poisons happiness; slander poisoned his mind.

Webster

poison (v. i.)

To act as, or convey, a poison.

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any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism, anything that harms or destroys, spoil as if by poison, kill with poison, add poison

poisoned,poisonous,toxic,venomous,baneful,contagious,deadly,deleterious,envenomed,fatal

beneficial,curative,harmless,healthy,healthy,helpful,nonpoisonous,nontoxic,palliative,remedial

poising => poised, poiser => poise, poised => poised, poise => poise, pointy-toed => Pointed-toe,