Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Introduction of a venom into animal tissue.
- noun The poisoned condition produced by a venom.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of poisoning.
- noun Poison or venom.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of poisoning.
- noun obsolete Poison; venom.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The story that he had been poisoned was already spreading like a conflagration through Rome, arising out of the appearance of the body, which was such as was popularly associated with venenation.
The Life of Cesare Borgia Rafael Sabatini 1912
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In the popular imagination she lives chiefly as a terrific poisoner, an appalling artist in venenation.
The Life of Cesare Borgia Rafael Sabatini 1912
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Pope ordered the cardinal's body to be carried on a bier with the face exposed, that all the world might see its calm and the absence of such stains as were believed usually to accompany venenation.
The Life of Cesare Borgia Rafael Sabatini 1912
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In the popular imagination she lives chiefly as a terrific poisoner, an appalling artist in venenation.
The Life of Cesare Borgia Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 1912
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The story that he had been poisoned was already spreading like a conflagration through Rome, arising out of the appearance of the body, which was such as was popularly associated with venenation.
The Life of Cesare Borgia Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 1912
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It was not, however, until a week later -- on February 22 -- that he succumbed, when the cry of "Poison!" grew so loud and general that the Pope ordered the cardinal's body to be carried on a bier with the face exposed, that all the world might see its calm and the absence of such stains as were believed usually to accompany venenation.
The Life of Cesare Borgia Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 1912
usenolies commented on the word venenation
The venenation of the lie to the layer of the heart was only a simple matter considering the subject was so soft hearted.
April 15, 2022