nnoun.substanceany substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organismSynset:poisonous substance toxicant
Derivationally Related Form:poisonpoisonous
Hypernyms:substance
Inherited Hypernyms:poisonsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:atropinehyoscyaminetoxin
Full Hyponyms:aflatoxinanatoxinanimal toxinatropinebacterial toxinbelladonnabotulinbotulinum toxinbotulinum toxin abrucinecytotoxindomoic acidendotoxinenterotoxinepsilon toxinexotoxinhemlockhepatotoxinhyoscyaminekokoi venommycotoxinnephrotoxinneurotoxinnicotineplant toxinricinsaxitoxinsnake venomstaphylococcal enterotoxinstaphylococcal enterotoxin bstrychninetetrodotoxintoxintubocurarinevenom
nnoun.attributeanything that harms or destroysDerivationally Related Form:poisonpoisonous
Hypernyms:destructiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:poisondestructivenessqualityattributeabstractionentity
vverb.socialspoil as if by poisonExamples:- poison someone's mind
- poison the atmosphere in the office
Derivationally Related Form:poison
Hypernyms:corrupt debase debauch demoralise demoralize deprave misdirect pervert profane subvert vitiate
Inherited Hypernyms:poisoncorruptchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody
vverb.contactkill with poisonDerivationally Related Form:poisonpoisonerpoisoning
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:poisonkill
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: poison)
vverb.changeadd poison toSynset:envenom
Examples:- Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her
Derivationally Related Form:poisonpoisoning
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:poisonchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactkill by its poisonExamples:- This mushrooms can poison
Derivationally Related Form:poison
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:poisonkill
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
vverb.bodyadminister poison toExamples:- She poisoned her husband but he did not die
Derivationally Related Form:poisoning
Hypernyms:dose drug
Inherited Hypernyms:poisondrugmedicatetreat
Direct Hyponyms:intoxicate
Full Troponyms:intoxicate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody