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Impoison vs Empoison - What's the difference?

impoison | empoison |

As verbs the difference between impoison and empoison

is that impoison is while empoison is (label) to poison.

As a noun empoison is

(obsolete) poison.

impoison

English

Verb

(en verb)
    • (Webster 1913)

    empoison

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To poison.
  • *:
  • *:And therfore who someuer dyned or feested syre Gawayne wold comynly purueye for good fruyte for hym / and soo dyd the quene for to please sir Gawayne / she lete purueye for hym al maner of fruyte /for pure enuy & hate sir Pyonel enpoysond' certayn appels for to ' enpoysonne sir Gawayn
  • *1600 , (Edward Fairfax), The (Jerusalem Delivered) of (w), X, lxv:
  • *:She, with sweet words and false enticing smiles, / Infused love among the dainties set, / And with empoison'd cups our souls beguiles, / And made each knight himself and God forget.
  • *, II.13:
  • *:In Cæsars'' civill warres, ''Lutius Domitius'' taken in ''Prussia , having empoysoned himselfe, did afterward rue and repent his deede.

    • Noun

  • (obsolete) poison
    • (Remedy of Love)
    (Webster 1913)

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