EMPOISON

Etymology

Verb

empoison (third-person singular simple present empoisons, present participle empoisoning, simple past and past participle empoisoned)

(obsolete) To poison. [14th-18thc.]

Noun

empoison

(obsolete) poison

Anagrams

• pinosome

Source: Wiktionary


Em*poi"son, v. t. Etym: [F. empoisonner; pref. em- + F. poison. See Poison, and cf. Impoison.]

Definition: To poison; to impoison. Shak.

Em*poi"son, n.

Definition: Poison. [Obs.] Remedy of Love.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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