Word

poison, v.
(poisoned, poisoning, poisons)
freq. cnt. 5

spoil as if by poison
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

poison

sample sentences

"poison someone's mind"
"poison the atmosphere in the office"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

poison

semantic pointers

hypernym

corrupt, deprave, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, misdirect

add poison to
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

envenom poison

sample sentences

"Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

poisoning poison

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

kill with poison
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

poison

sample sentences

"She poisoned her husband"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

poisoning poisoner poison

semantic pointers

hypernym

kill

verb group

poison

administer poison to
<verb.body>

poison

sample sentences

"She poisoned her husband but he did not die"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

poisoning

semantic pointers

hypernym

drug, dose

hyponym

intoxicate

verb group

poison

kill by its poison
<verb.contact>

poison

sample sentences

"This mushrooms can poison"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

poison

semantic pointers

verb group

poison poison

hypernym

kill