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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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