Poisoning - English meaning

Poisoning – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The action of administering poison to a person or animal.
Usage examples:
The poisoning of a former spy

verb
Administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally.
Usage examples:
Someone had tried to poison me
Synonims:
Administer poison to Give poison to Murder
verb
(of a substance) reduce the activity of (a catalyst).

noun
An illness caused by eating, drinking, or breathing a dangerous substance
Usage examples:
Alcohol/lead poisoning

Poisoning translation into English

Poisoning: translate from English into Chinese

中毒

Poisoning: translate from English into Dutch

Vergiftiging, Vergiftigend

Poisoning: translate from English into French

Empoisonnement, Intoxication

Poisoning: translate from English into German

Vergiftung, Giftmord, Verseuchung

Poisoning: translate from English into Hindi

जहर, विषप्रयोग, ज़हर खाने का असर, बिगाड़ने का कार्य, ऐयाशी, विषैला करना, विषाक्तीकरण, दूषित करना

Poisoning: translate from English into Italian

Avvelenamento, Intossicazione

Poisoning: translate from English into Korean

중독

Poisoning: translate from English into Russian

Отравление, Отравляющий, Порча, Ядовитый, Развращение

Poisoning: translate from English into Spanish

Envenenamiento, Intoxicación

Word origin

Middle English (denoting a harmful medicinal draught): from Old French poison ‘magic potion’, from Latin potio(n- ) ‘potion’, related to potare ‘to drink’.

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Poisoning – similar words

poisoned

verb
Administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally.
Usage examples:
Someone had tried to poison me

noun
A substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed.
Usage examples:
He killed himself with poison

noun
A substance that reduces the activity of a catalyst.

Poisoned - all meanings in English

poisonable

adjective
Having the property of poisoning; poisonous. also figurative. chiefly scottish in early use.

adjective
Able to be poisoned; susceptible to poison.

Poisonable - all meanings in English

poison

noun
A substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed.
Usage examples:
He killed himself with poison

verb
Administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally.
Usage examples:
Someone had tried to poison me

noun
A substance that causes illness or death if swallowed, absorbed, or breathed into the body
Usage examples:
[ u ] poison gas, [ c ] some cleaning products are poisons., [ u ] he sprayed the weeds with poison…

Poison - all meanings in English

Poisoning synonims

murder

noun
The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
Usage examples:
The brutal murder of a german holidaymaker

verb
Kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation.
Usage examples:
He was accused of murdering his wife's lover

verb
Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being

Murder - all meanings in English

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