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Etymology

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From en- +‎ veneno (poison) +‎ -ar. Compare Latin venenāre. Compare Italian avvelenare, Romanian învenina, Spanish envenenar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ve.neˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ve.neˈna(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ve.neˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ve.neˈna(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ve.neˈna(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ve.neˈna(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ve.neˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ve.neˈna(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ve.neˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ve.neˈna(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ve.neˈna(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ve.neˈna(ɻ)/
 

  • (Portugal, South) IPA(key): [ẽˈvnːaɾ]
  • Hyphenation: en‧ve‧ne‧nar

Verb

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envenenar (first-person singular present enveneno, first-person singular preterite envenenei, past participle envenenado)

  1. (transitive) to poison
  2. (pronominal) to be poisoned; to take poison
  3. (figuratively) to spoil; to destroy
  4. (colloquial) to soup up (a car)

Conjugation

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Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:envenenar.

Synonyms

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Etymology

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Probably from en- +‎ veneno. Compare Latin venenāre, present active infinitive of venenō. Compare Italian avvelenare, Portuguese envenenar, Romanian învenina.

Pronunciation

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  • (General) IPA(key): /embeneˈnaɾ/ [ẽm.be.neˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ve‧ne‧nar

Verb

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envenenar (first-person singular present enveneno, first-person singular preterite envenené, past participle envenenado)

  1. to poison
    Synonym: emponzoñar
  2. to interpret maliciously
  3. to make bitter

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