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)

To inject venom into.
Synonyms: envenom, venomize

Fortunately, the snake did not envenomate him.

Related terms

envenomation