Envenomate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To inject venom into.

    "Fortunately, the snake did not envenomate him."

Synonyms

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envenomvenomize

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"Fortunately, the snake did not envenomate him."

Etymology

By surface analysis, en + venom + ate; possibly a back-formation from envenomation.

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