verb
- to poison or make venomous
Usage: archaic; rare
Examples
- The ancient texts described how certain herbs could venenate arrows.
- Medieval alchemists claimed to know how to venenate various substances.
- The witch was accused of attempting to venenate the village well.
- Old manuscripts warned against plants that could venenate the blood.
- The apothecary refused to venenate any remedies for harmful purposes.