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poison

/ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
  2. Something that harms a person or thing.
  3. A drink; liquor.
  4. Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
  5. To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
  6. To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
  7. To cause to become much worse.
  8. To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
  9. To inhibit the catalytic activity of.
  10. To place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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