envenom

Verb

Verb Forms: envenomed, envenoming, envenoms

To make poisonous or infuse with bitterness.
cause to be bitter or resentful
add poison to
To inject or put venom onto or into (someone or something).
To acerbate, make bitter.

Examples

His opponent’s smug grin seemed to envenom the atmosphere of their friendly Words With Friends match.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English envenymen, from Old French envenimer (“to poison, taint”); equivalent to en- + venom.

Synonyms

acerbate, embitter, poison, envenomate, venomize

Scrabble Score: 12

envenom: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
envenom: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
envenom: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

envenom: valid Words With Friends Word