empoison

Example:The company's procedures were lax, allowing the food to be empoisoned by contaminants.

Definition:to make unclean or corrupt with a harmful or unsuitable substance

Example:Politicians might be empoisoned by bribes to support policies they wouldn't normally favor.

Definition:to cause or persuade (someone) to act in a particular way by giving them an inducement, esp. money or something of value

Example:The system had become empoisoned by corruption, undermining trust in the government.

Definition:to make worse or degenerate

Example:The virus had empoisoned the roots of the plant, leading to widespread infection.

Definition:to affect with a disease-causing virus, bacteria, etc.