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envenenar

Spanish, verb/embeneˈnaɾ/

envenenar is a Spanish verb meaning “to poison” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Intoxicar, causar daño por consumir una substancia tóxica”.

What does envenenar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to poison

  2. 2

    to interpret maliciously

  3. 3

    to make bitter

  4. 4

    to get angry

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Intoxicar, causar daño por consumir una substancia tóxica. 2. Hacer artilugios en una máquina a fin de obtener un rendimiento superior.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of envenenar

  • enveneno first-person present singular
  • envenené first-person preterite singular
  • envenenado participle past
  • envenenando gerund
  • envenenada feminine participle past
  • envenenados masculine participle past
  • envenenadas feminine participle past
  • envenenas indicative informal present
  • envenenás indicative informal present
  • envenena indicative present singular
  • envenenamos first-person indicative plural
  • envenenáis indicative plural present
  • envenenan indicative plural present
  • envenenaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • envenenabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • envenenábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • envenenabais imperfect indicative plural
  • envenenaban imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce envenenar?

  • /embeneˈnaɾ/
  • [ẽm.be.neˈnaɾ]
  • [ẽmbeneˈnaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to envenenar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is envenenar in Spanish?

envenenar appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).