verbπShareTo use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody)."The assassin poisoned the king."medicinediseasebodyactionchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pollute; to cause to become poisonous."That factory is poisoning the river."environmentsubstancechemistrydisastermedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to become much worse."He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism."medicinediseaseenvironmentdisasternegativeconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions."His constant criticism poisoned his sister's feelings towards him. "attitudemindnegativecharacteremotionpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo inhibit the catalytic activity of."The sulfur impurities in the fuel poisoned the car's catalytic converter, reducing its ability to clean the exhaust. "chemistrybiologybiochemistrysciencetechnicalprocessfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.""The hacker poisoned the school's computer system with fake grades, making it look like some students had much better scores than they actually did." "computinginternettechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of a living thing) Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison."The poisoned rat lay motionless in the corner. "medicinebiologyorganismbodydiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of food or drink) Containing poison."The detective suspected the king ate poisoned food. "fooddrinksubstancemedicinediseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of a pawn) Such that its capture will lessen the capturing player's chance of winning.""The advanced chess player knew that the pawn on b7 was poisoned; taking it would open his king to a dangerous attack, costing him the game." "gametechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
