em·poi·son (ĕm-poi′zən) tr.v. em·poi·soned ,
em·poi·son·ing ,
em·poi·sons 1. To fill with venom; embitter.
2. Archaic To poison.
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empoison (ɪmˈpɔɪzən ) vb (
tr )
1. rare to embitter or corrupt
emˈpoisonment n
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em•poi•son (ɛmˈpɔɪ zən) v.t. 1. to corrupt.
2. to embitter.
3. Archaic. to poison.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French
empoisoner. See
em -
1 ,
poison ]
em•poi′son•ment, n.
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empoison Past participle: empoisonedGerund: empoisoningImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative empoison empoison
Present I empoison you empoison he/she/it empoisons we empoison you empoison they empoison
Preterite I empoisoned you empoisoned he/she/it empoisoned we empoisoned you empoisoned they empoisoned
Present Continuous I am empoisoning you are empoisoning he/she/it is empoisoning we are empoisoning you are empoisoning they are empoisoning
Present Perfect I have empoisoned you have empoisoned he/she/it has empoisoned we have empoisoned you have empoisoned they have empoisoned
Past Continuous I was empoisoning you were empoisoning he/she/it was empoisoning we were empoisoning you were empoisoning they were empoisoning
Past Perfect I had empoisoned you had empoisoned he/she/it had empoisoned we had empoisoned you had empoisoned they had empoisoned
Future I will empoison you will empoison he/she/it will empoison we will empoison you will empoison they will empoison
Future Perfect I will have empoisoned you will have empoisoned he/she/it will have empoisoned we will have empoisoned you will have empoisoned they will have empoisoned
Future Continuous I will be empoisoning you will be empoisoning he/she/it will be empoisoning we will be empoisoning you will be empoisoning they will be empoisoning
Present Perfect Continuous I have been empoisoning you have been empoisoning he/she/it has been empoisoning we have been empoisoning you have been empoisoning they have been empoisoning
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been empoisoning you will have been empoisoning he/she/it will have been empoisoning we will have been empoisoning you will have been empoisoning they will have been empoisoning
Past Perfect Continuous I had been empoisoning you had been empoisoning he/she/it had been empoisoning we had been empoisoning you had been empoisoning they had been empoisoning
Conditional I would empoison you would empoison he/she/it would empoison we would empoison you would empoison they would empoison
Past Conditional I would have empoisoned you would have empoisoned he/she/it would have empoisoned we would have empoisoned you would have empoisoned they would have empoisoned
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
empoison verb Archaic. To have a destructive effect on:
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