verb Download 🔗Share To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody). Examples : "The assassin poisoned the king." medicine disease body action chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share (of a living thing) Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison. Examples : "The poisoned rat lay motionless in the corner. " medicine biology organism body disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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