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envenomate
(en¦venom|ate)
Pronunciation:
/ɪnˈvɛnəmeɪt, ɛn-/
verb
[
with object
]
Zoology
&
Medicine
(of a snake, spider, insect, etc.) poison by biting or stinging:
these observations suggest that the spiders envenomate their prey
Derivatives
envenomation
noun
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