indēt

== Latvian == === Etymology === From inde (“poison”), made into a 2nd-conjugation verb. === Pronunciation === === Verb === indēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present indēju, indē, indē, past indēju) (imperfective) to poison, to try to kill with poison 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... (imperfective) to poison (to disturb, to weaken the functioning of the organism with poisonous substances) smēķētāju gadiem indējis nikotīns ― nicotine has poisoned the smoker for years indēt sevi ar akoholu ― to poison oneself with alcohol (figuratively) to poison (to have bad effects or influence on people) 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 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== atindēt indēties noindēt, noindēties saindēt, saindēties ==== Related terms ==== inde, indeve indīgs, indīgums