| Main Entry: | envenom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | poison |
Synonyms: |
acerbate, alienate, anger, antagonize, contaminate, embitter, empoison, harm, impair, infect, injure, make bitter, make sick, rankle, taint |
| Main Entry: | canker |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blight, corrupt |
Synonyms: |
animalize, bestialize, consume, corrode, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, embitter, envenom, inflict, pervert, poison, pollute, rot, ruin, scourge, sore, stain, ulcer, vitiate |
| Main Entry: | embitter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, alienate |
Synonyms: |
acerbate, acidulate, aggravate, anger, annoy, bitter, bother, disaffect, disillusion, envenom, exacerbate, exasperate, irritate, make bitter, make resentful, poison, sour, venom, worsen |
Antonyms: |
calm, comfort, make happy, pacify |
| Main Entry: | exacerbate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | infuriate; make worse |
Synonyms: |
add insult to injury, aggravate, annoy, egg on, embitter, enrage, envenom, exasperate, excite, fan the flames, feed the fire, go from bad to worse, heat up, heighten, hit on, increase, inflame, intensify, irritate, madden, provoke, push one's button, rattle one's cage, rub salt in a wound, vex, worsen |
| Notes: | to aggravate is to make something worse, while to exacerbate is to increase something's bitterness or harshness |
Antonyms: |
aid, calm, comfort, help, soothe |
| Main Entry: | poison |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contaminate, pollute |
Synonyms: |
adulterate, corrupt, debase, defile, deprave, destroy, envenom, fester, harm, infect, injure, kill, make ill, murder, pervert, stain, subvert, taint, undermine, vitiate, warp |
Antonyms: |
purify, sterilize |
| Main Entry: | sour |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alienate |
Synonyms: |
acidify, curdle, disenchant, embitter, envenom, exacerbate, exasperate, make sour, spoil, turn, turn off |
Antonyms: |
encourage, excite, incite |
| Main Entry: | empoison |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | poison |
Synonyms: |
contaminate, envenom, harm, impair, infect, injure, make sick, taint |