empoison

verb

em·​poi·​son im-ˈpȯi-zᵊn 

empoisoned; empoisoning; empoisons

transitive verb

1

archaic : poison

2

: embitter

a look of empoisoned acceptance

—Saul Bellow

empoisonment

im-ˈpȯi-zᵊn-mənt 

noun

Synonyms

• antagonize
• embitter
• envenom

Examples of empoison in a Sentence

a series of misfortunes had empoisoned him against the whole world

Word History

Etymology

Middle English empoysonen, from Anglo-French empoisener, from en- + poison poison

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1