to administer poison

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• Poison — Poi son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poisoning}.] [Cf. OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L. potionare to give to drink. See {Poison}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• poison — ► NOUN 1) a substance that causes death or injury when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism. 2) a destructive or corrupting influence. ► VERB 1) administer poison to. 2) contaminate with poison. 3) corrupt or prove harmful to …   English terms dictionary

• poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.… …   Universalium

• poison — /ˈpɔɪzən / (say poyzuhn) noun 1. any substance (liquid, solid, or gaseous) which by reason of an inherent deleterious property tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. anything harmful, fatal, baneful, or highly pernicious, as to character,… …  

• poison — poi•son [[t]ˈpɔɪ zən[/t]] n. 1) pha a substance that has an inherent tendency to destroy life or impair health 2) something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being 3) to administer poison to (a person or animal) 4) pat to kill or… …   From formal English to slang

• poison — n. & v. n. 1 a substance that when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism causes death or injury, esp. one that kills by rapid action even in a small quantity. 2 colloq. a harmful influence or principle etc. 3 Physics & Chem. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• poison — noun 1》 a substance that causes death or harm when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism. 2》 something that has a destructive or corrupting influence. 3》 Chemistry a substance that reduces the activity of a catalyst. 4》 Physics an… …   English new terms dictionary

• Poison laboratory of the Soviet secret services — Poison laboratory of the Soviet secret services, alternatively called as Laboratory 1, Laboratory 12, and Kamera which means The Chamber in Russian, was a covert poison research and development facility of the Soviet secret police… …   Wikipedia

• poison — n. 1) to administer, give (a) poison 2) to swallow, take poison 3) (a) lethal; slow; strong poison 4) rat poison (to spread rat poison) * * * [ pɔɪz(ə)n] give (a) poison slow strong poison take poison (a) lethal to administer …   Combinatory dictionary

• poison — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ potent, powerful, strong, virulent ▪ deadly, lethal ▪ pure (usually figurative) …   Collocations dictionary

• administer — verb ADVERB ▪ effectively, efficiently ▪ centrally, locally ▪ The legislation was to be centrally administered by the Board of Education. ▪ jointly …   Collocations dictionary