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Common
verb
•
To use
poison
to
kill
or
paralyse
(somebody).
•
To
pollute
; to
cause
to become
poisonous
.
•
To
cause
to become much worse.
•
To
cause
(someone) to
hate
or to have
unfair
negative
opinions
.
•
In Chemistry:
To
inhibit
the
catalytic activity
of.
•
In Computing:
To
place
false
information into (a
cache
) as part
of an
exploit
.
noun
•
A
substance
that is
harmful
or
lethal
to a
living
organism
when
ingested
.
•
Something that
harms
a person or
thing
.
•
An
intoxicating
drink
; a
liquor
. (note: this
sense
is
chiefly
encountered
in the
phrases
"name your
poison
" and "
what's your poison
?")
•
In Chemistry:
Any
substance
that
inhibits
catalytic activity
.
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Rhymes
foison
poison
Lineage
poison
English
poison
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
potio
Latin
poto
Latin
potus
Latin
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