n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: poi · soned ; poi · son · ing \ ' po ̇ iz-ni ŋ , ' po ̇ i-z ə n-i ŋ \
Date: 14th century
1 a : to injure or kill with poison b : to treat, taint, or impregnate with or as if with poison
2 : to exert a baneful influence on : CORRUPT < poison ed their minds>
3 : to inhibit the activity, course, or occurrence of <on the night when he poison ed my rest ― Charles Dickens>
– poi · son · er \ ' po ̇ iz-n ə r, ' po ̇ i-z ə n- ə r \ noun