Meaning of indēt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to poison, to try to kill with poison
   imperfective, transitive
2. to poison (to disturb, to weaken the functioning of the organism with poisonous substances)
   imperfective, transitive
3. to poison (to have bad effects or influence on people)
   figuratively, transitive

Examples

“indēt peles, žurkas, mušas”

to poison mice, rats, flies

“sekretāru vairākas reizes mēģināja nonāvēt: uz viņu šāva, viņu indēja ar arsēnu...”

they tried several times to kill the secretary: they shot at him, poisoned him with arsenic...

“smēķētāju gadiem indējis nikotīns”

nicotine has poisoned the smoker for years

“indēt sevi ar akoholu”

to poison oneself with alcohol

“taču pats skolas gars - literatūra, dabas zinātnes, vēstures izpratne - darīja savu, indēja mūs ar šovinismu, rasismu”

but the very school spirit (teaching) - literature, natural sciences, historical studies - had its effect, (it) poisoned us with chauvinism, racism

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