Polyglot Dictionary

envenenar

/embeneˈnaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present (yo)
enveneno
preterite (yo)
envenené
past participle
envenenado

Meaning

  1. to poison

    • Lo envenenaron con arsénico.

      They poisoned him with arsenic.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

emponzoñar

envenenar is the everyday word "to poison"; emponzoñar is more literary or figurative.

intoxicar

envenenar is the everyday word "to poison"; intoxicar is more medical and general, like food poisoning or intoxication.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

intoxicar

intoxicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to poison."

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