envenomate

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verb

To inject venom into.

“Fortunately, the snake did not envenomate him.”

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envenomvenomize
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Meanings

verbenvenomate (third-person singular simple present envenomates, present participle envenomating, simple past and past participle envenomated)

present singular third person envenomates · participle present envenomating · participle past envenomated · past envenomated

  1. To inject venom into.

    Fortunately, the snake did not envenomate him.

    Synonyms: envenom, venomize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo inject venom into.

Similar
envenomvenomize
Also see
envenom

Origin

By surface analysis, en + venom + ate; possibly a back-formation from envenomation.

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APA

envenomate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/envenomate

MLA

“envenomate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/envenomate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “envenomate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/envenomate.

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