Antonyms for poisoned
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : poi-zuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔɪ zən |
Definition of poisoned
Origin :- c.1200, "a deadly potion or substance," also figuratively, from Old French poison, puison (12c., Modern French poison) "a drink," especially a medical drink, later "a (magic) potion, poisonous drink" (14c.), from Latin potionem (nominative potio) "a drinking, a drink," also "poisonous drink" (Cicero), from potare "to drink" (see potion).
- For form evolution from Latin to French, cf. raison from rationem. The Latin word also is the source of Old Spanish pozon, Italian pozione, Spanish pocion. The more usual Indo-European word for this is represented in English by virus. The Old English word was ator (see attercop) or lybb. Slang sense of "alcoholic drink" first attested 1805, American English.
- For sense evolution, cf. Old French enerber, enherber "to kill with poisonous plants." In many Germanic languages "poison" is named by a word equivalent to English gift (cf. Old High German gift, German Gift, Danish and Swedish gift; Dutch gift, vergift). This shift might have been partly euphemistic, partly by influence of Greek dosis "a portion prescribed," literally "a giving," used by Galen and other Greek physicians to mean an amount of medicine (see dose (n.)).
- Figuratively from late 15c.; of persons by 1910. As an adjective from 1520s; with plant names from 18c. Poison ivy first recorded 1784; poison oak is from 1743. Poison gas first recorded 1915. Poison-pen (letter) popularized 1913 by a notorious criminal case in Pennsylvania, U.S.; the phrase dates to 1898.
- adj suffering from poisoning
- adj dying of poison
- adj polluted with poison
- We are to be cured by an excess of the dose that has poisoned us.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- It only confirmed Mike's opinion that between them they had poisoned Lucretia.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- He made up his mind, therefore, to let Theseus drink off the poisoned wine.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The memory of the poisoned meat the boy had given her, was fresh.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- Again and again he mentally repeated that he could not allow people to be poisoned.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Never would he commit such a crime as to allow people to be poisoned.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- If ever Calumny aims the poisoned shaft at them, may friendship be by to ward the blow!
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- He laughed sarcastically, and looked as if he could have poisoned me.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- And it had broken down their whole relation, poisoned their whole life.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- Burn and Bryan left it with dysentery; Morten with a poisoned hand.
- Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
Synonyms for poisoned
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