Definitions for envenom

envenom en·ven·om

Spelling: [en-ven-uh m]
IPA: /ɛnˈvɛn əm/

Envenom is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 71 anagrams from letters in envenom (eemnnov).

Definitions for envenom

verb (used with object)

  1. to impregnate with venom; make poisonous.
  2. to embitter.

Origin of envenom

1250-1300; Middle English envenimen Old French envenimer. See en-1, venom

Examples for envenom

It is for us, then, to nurse the antagonism already existent between the two, to envenom their mutual mistrust and reproaches.

In short, people fear that this is a sign that England wants so to envenom the situation that war will become inevitable.

These notaries are strange fellows; they envenom everything.

If we continue in this strain, caballero, we shall only envenom our discussion, without coming to an understanding.

In a heart already alienated from the established authorities, this could only envenom a bitter spirit.

I feel moved to say bitter things—to shoot darts in defiance at every glance—to envenom every sentence which I speak.

All power being given to the awful enemy, he is beautiful where he pleases, in order to point and envenom his ghostly ugliness.

It requires but a few drops of poison to envenom a whole well.

Passions it is, human passions, intermingling with the wrong itself that envenom the sense of wrong.

They also understand and sometimes employ poisons, not to envenom their weapons, but for secretly taking off an enemy.

Word Value for envenom
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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