Latvian

Verb

indēt tr., 2nd conj., pres. indēju, indē, indē, past indēju

1. (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...

2. (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

3. (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