envenenar — meaning in English

English meaning

• lace noun A delicate, decorative fabric made of patterned holes and thread.
• poison noun A substance that can injure or kill a living thing if it enters the body.

Senses

envenenar is used for these senses in English:

• lace (transitive) To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).

lace — full definition

1. noun A delicate, decorative fabric made of patterned holes and thread.
2. noun A cord or string threaded through eyelets to fasten a shoe or garment.
3. verb To fasten something using laces.
4. verb To secretly add alcohol, a drug, or another substance to food or drink.

poison — full definition

1. noun A substance that can injure or kill a living thing if it enters the body.
2. noun Anything that causes serious harm, especially to a relationship, situation, or reputation.
3. verb To harm or kill using poison.
4. verb To corrupt or ruin something, or to turn someone against another person.

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