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1. The physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
   - toxic condition, intoxication
    
2. The act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill

1. Spoil something, to make unpleasant or nasty, or turn against something good
   "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
    
2. Kill with poison
   "She poisoned her husband"
    
3. Add poison to
   "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her";
   - envenom [archaic]
    
4. Kill by its poison
   "this mushroom can poison"
    
5. Administer poison to
   "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"

Derived forms: poisonings

Type of: alter, change, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise [Brit], demoralize, deprave, dose, drug, kill, killing, misdirect, modify, pervert, physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state, profane, putting to death, subvert, vitiate

Encyclopedia: Poisoning, carbon monoxide