Meaning
to poison
In a sentence
Non voglio avvelenare il gatto con quel cibo.
I don't want to poison the cat with that food.
Hai avvelenato per sbaglio le piante sul balcone?
Did you accidentally poison the plants on the balcony?
Quel fumo ha avvelenato l'aria in cucina.
That smoke poisoned the air in the kitchen.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| avvelenare | infinitive |
| avveleniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| avveleno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| avvelenate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avveleni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avvelenano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avvelena | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avvelenavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| avvelenavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| avvelenavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| avvelenavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| avvelenavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| avvelenava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| avvelenammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| avvelenai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| avvelenaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| avvelenasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| avvelenarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| avvelenò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| avveleneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| avvelenerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| avvelenerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| avvelenerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| avveleneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| avvelenerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| avveleniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| avveleni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| avveleniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avveleni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avvelenino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avveleni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avvelenassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| avvelenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| avvelenaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| avvelenassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| avvelenassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| avvelenasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| avveleneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| avvelenerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| avvelenereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avveleneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avvelenerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avvelenerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avveleniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| avvelenate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| avvelena | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| avvelenando | gerund |
| avvelenato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used figuratively: avvelenare il clima, il dibattito, i rapporti. English may prefer “poison” or “sour” depending on context.
- Unlike intossicare, avvelenare usually implies actual poison or a stronger figurative effect, not just generic contamination or food intoxication.
- Transitive: avvelenare qualcosa/qualcuno. Reflexive avvelenarsi means “to poison oneself”; with essere in compound tenses: si è avvelenato.