Venom /(?)/

Ven·om

Venom

n.
  1. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by biting or stinging.
    Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites.
  2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality.

Venom

v. t.
  1. To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.]