Category:Venom

Ven"om, n. Etym: [oe. venim, of. venim, f. venin, l. veneum. Cf. Venenate.]

1. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the Poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as Serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and Communicate by thing or stinging. Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. Milton.

2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. Chaucer. "the venom of Such looks." Shak.

Syn. -- venom; virus; bane. See poison.

Venom Ven"om, v. t. Etym: [oe. venimen, of. venimer, l. venenare. See Venom, n.]

Defn: to infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [r.] "venomed Vengeance." Shak.