What is the Latin word for empoison?

The usual Latin words for “empoison” are tollō, interimō, intercipiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“empoison” in Latin

tollōto raise, lift up, elevate; to remove, take away, steal, rob; to destroy, eliminate, annul interimōto do away with, abolish; to destroy; to slay, kill intercipiōto intercept; to interrupt, cut off; to rob, steal

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

empoison

veneno imbuere (Sall.): (= to kill by poison) veneno necare, tollere, interimere, intercipere. Vid: POISON.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for empoison?: The usual Latin words for “empoison” are tollō, interimō, intercipiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.