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empoison definition

em·poi·son (em po̵i′zən)

transitive verb

  1. Archaic to make poisonous; taint or corrupt
  2. to embitter; envenom

Etymology: ME empoisounen < OFr empoisoner: see en- & poison

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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