"poisoned the well" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. simple past and past participle of poison the well Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: poison the well
    Sense id: en-poisoned_the_well-en-verb-t8C7dWEt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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