Word Meanings - IMPOISON - Book Publishers vocabulary database
To poison; to imbitter; to impair.
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- IMBITTER
To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant. Is there anything that more imbitters the enjoyment of this life than shame South. Imbittered against each other by former contests. Bancroft. - IMPAIRMENT
The state of being impaired; injury. "The impairment of my health." Dryden. - POISON CUP
1. A cup containing poison. 2. A cup that was supposed to break on having poison put into it. - IMBITTERMENT
The act of imbittering; bitter feeling; embitterment. - IMPAIRER
One who, or that which, impairs. - POISONSOME
Poisonous. Holland. - POISON BUSH
Any fabaceous shrub of the genus Gastrolobium, the herbage of which is poisonous to stock; also, any species of several related genera, as Oxylobium, Gompholobium, etc. The plant Myoporum deserti, often distinguished as Ellangowan poison bush or - POISON
potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of - IMPAIR
To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value. Time sensibly all things impairs. Roscommon. In years he seemed, but not impaired by years. Pope. Syn. -- To - POISONER
One who poisons. Shak. - POISONABLE
1. Capable of poisoning; poisonous. "Poisonable heresies." Tooker. 2. Capable of being poisoned. - IMBITTERER
One who, or that which, imbitters. - POISONOUS
Having the qualities or effects of poison; venomous; baneful; corrupting; noxious. Shak. -- Poi"son*ous*ly, adv. -- Poi"son*ous*ness, n. - EMPOISONMENT
The act of poisoning. Bacon. - IMPOISONER
A poisoner. Beau. & Fi. - IMPOISONMENT
The act of poisoning or impoisoning. Pope. - EMPOISON
To poison; to impoison. Shak. - EMPOISONER
Poisoner. Bacon. - UNIMPAIRABLE
That can not be impaired. Hakewill. - DISIMBITTER
To free from bitterness. - UNPOISON
To remove or expel poison from. South.