VENENATE

Etymology

Verb

venenate (third-person singular simple present venenates, present participle venenating, simple past and past participle venenated)

(obsolete, transitive) To poison; to infect with poison.

Adjective

venenate (comparative more venenate, superlative most venenate)

(obsolete) poisoned

Source: Wiktionary


Ven"e*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. veneatus, p. p. venenare to poison, from venenum poison. Cf. Venom.]

Definition: To poison; to infect with poison. [R.] Harvey.

Ven"e*nate, a.

Definition: Poisoned. Woodward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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