poi·son /ˈpɔɪzən/
1. any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
synset: poison, toxicant, poisonous_substance
2. anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"
synset: poison
1. spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
synset: poison
2. kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"
synset: poison
3. add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
4. kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison"
synset: poison
5. administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
synset: poison
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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