envenom

[ en-ven-uh m ]

/ ɛnˈvɛn əm /

to impregnate with venom; make poisonous.

to embitter.

Origin of envenom

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

un·en·ven·omed, adjective

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

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

Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers |Thomas De Quincey
They also understand and sometimes employ poisons, not to envenom their weapons, but for secretly taking off an enemy.

At Home with the Patagonians |George Chaworth Musters
These notaries are strange fellows; they envenom everything.

The Marriage Contract |Honore de Balzac

Let me throw a deepening cloud over the brilliancy of his hopes, and envenom all the springs of his affections and happiness!

Gomez Arias |Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

envenom

/ (ɪnˈvɛnəm) /

to fill or impregnate with venom; make poisonous

to fill with bitterness or malice