verb (used with object)
- to impregnate with venom; make poisonous.
- to embitter.
verb (tr)
- to fill or impregnate with venom; make poisonous
- to fill with bitterness or malice
c.1300, envenymen, from Old French envenimer (12c.) “to poison, taint;” from en- (see en- (1)) + venim (see venom). Figurative use is from late 14c. Related: Envenomed; envenoming.