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Romanian

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Etymology

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Probably from venin, or possibly a Vulgar Latin root *invenenāre or în + Latin venenāre, present active infinitive of venenō. Compare Aromanian nvirinedz, nvirinari, Spanish and Portuguese envenenar, Venetian invełenar, Italian avvelenare.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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a învenina (third-person singular present înveninează, past participle înveninat) 1st conj.

  1. to envenom
  2. to poison
    Synonym: otrăvi
  3. (figurative) to embitter
    Synonym: amărî

Conjugation

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