1. The act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
   "The medieval king feared poisoning by his enemies"; "The poisoning of stray dogs in the neighbourhood caused outrage"
    
2. The physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
   "The patient's poisoning was caused by accidental ingestion of household chemicals";
   - toxic condition, intoxication

1. Kill with poison
   "She poisoned her husband"
    
2. Administer poison to
   "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
    
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. Spoil something, to make unpleasant or nasty, or turn against something good
   "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"

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