envenenar

to poison

envenenar(ehn-beh-neh-nahr)

transitive verb

1. (to administer poison)

a. to poison

Los espías descubrieron varios complots para envenenar al dictador.

The spies uncovered several plots to poison the dictator.

2. (to corrupt)

a. to poison

Muchos padres acusaron al profesor de envenenar las mentes de los jóvenes con sus ideas.

Many parents accused the professor of poisoning the children's minds with his ideas.

3. (to embitter)

a. to sour

Su decisión de seguir adelante solo había envenenado las relaciones entre los dos.

His decision to go on alone had soured relations between the two of them.

envenenarse

pronominal verb

4. (to ingest poison)

a. to poison oneself (deliberately)

Antes de que la obligaran a casarse con el príncipe malvado, se envenenó.

Before they forced her to marry the evil prince, she poisoned herself.

b. to be poisoned (accidentally)

Se envenenaron miles de peces cuando se derramaron sustancias tóxicas al río.

Thousands of fish were poisoned when toxic substances were released into the river.

envenenar

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to poison

pronominal verb

2. (persona)

a. to poison oneself

3. (relación)

a. to become bitter

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envenenar

transitive verb

1 (con veneno) to poison

2 (amargar) to embitter

pronominal verb

envenenarse

1 (voluntariamente) to poison o.s.; take poison

2 (por accidente) to be poisoned

comieron las setas y se envenenaron