poison
B1UK /ˈpɔɪzn/US /ˈpɔɪzn/
Meaning
noun
a substance that causes death or harm if it gets into the body
“Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison.”
verb
to harm or kill a person or an animal by giving them poison
“poison somebody/yourself, He was believed to poison his enemies.”
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“violation every blind I turn to hate speech fake news poisoning our national conversation the false miracles in exchange for a single drop of your blood too many seem to think that”
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violation every blind I turn to hate speech fake news poisoning our national conversation the false miracles in exchange for a single drop of your blood too many seem to think that
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