Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun poison

2 senses of poison

Sense 1
poison, toxicant, poisonous substance -- (any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism)
       => substance -- (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man")

Sense 2
poison -- (anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism")
       => destructiveness -- (the quality of causing destruction)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb poison

5 senses of poison

Sense 1
poison -- (spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office")
       => corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect -- (corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals")

Sense 2
poison -- (kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband")
       => kill -- (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays")

Sense 3
poison, envenom -- (add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 4
poison -- (kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison")
       => kill -- (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays")

Sense 5
poison -- (administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die")
       => drug, dose -- (administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist")