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English noun: poison | |||
| 1. | poison (substance) any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism | ||
| Synonyms | poisonous substance, toxicant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | atropine, hyoscyamine, toxin | ||
| 2. | poison (attribute) anything that harms or destroys | ||
| Samples | The poison of fascism. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destructiveness | ||
English verb: poison | |||
| 1. | poison (social) spoil as if by poison | ||
| Samples | Poison someone's mind. Poison the atmosphere in the office. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate | ||
| 2. | poison (contact) kill with poison | ||
| Samples | She poisoned her husband. | ||
| Examples | They want to poison the prisoners | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| Verb group | poison | ||
| 3. | poison (change) add poison to | ||
| Samples | Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her. | ||
| Synonyms | envenom | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 4. | poison (contact) kill by its poison | ||
| Samples | This mushrooms can poison. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| Verb group | poison, poison | ||
| 5. | poison (body) administer poison to | ||
| Samples | She poisoned her husband but he did not die. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dose, drug | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | intoxicate | ||
| Verb group | poison | ||
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