envenimer
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envenimer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to infect
Une bactérie agressive a envenimé les plaies de plusieurs patients.An aggressive bacteria has infected the wounds of several patients.
b. to poison
Les déchets toxiques de cette usine ont envenimé l'eau de la rivière pendant des années.Toxic waste from this factory poisoned the river water for years.
2. (figurative) (to exacerbate)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to inflame
Le discours prononcé par le porte-parole du gouvernement a fortement envenimé la situation.The speech delivered by the government spokesperson has seriously inflamed the situation.
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