envenomate

English

Etymology

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

Verb

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

1. To inject venom into.

   Synonyms: envenom, venomize

   Fortunately, the snake did not envenomate him.

Related terms

• envenomation