Em*plunge" (?), v. t. [Cf. Implunge.] To plunge; to implunge. [Obs.] Spenser.
Em*poi"son (?), v. t. [F. empoisonner; pref. em- + F. poison. See Poison, and cf. Impoison.] To poison; to impoison. Shak.
Em*poi"son, n. Poison. [Obs.] Remedy of Love.
Em*poi"son*er (?), n. Poisoner. [Obs.] Bacon.
Em*poi"son*ment (?), n. [F. empoisonnement.] The act of poisoning. Bacon.
{ Em`po*ret"ic (?), Em`po*ret"ic*al (?), } a. [L. emporeticus, Gr. &?;. See Emporium.] Pertaining to an emporium; relating to merchandise. [Obs.] Johnson.
Em*po"ri*um (?), n.; pl. Emporiums (#), L. Emporia (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; belonging to commerce, fr. &?; traveler, trader; &?; in + &?; way through and over, path. See In, and Empiric, Fare.] 1. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country.
That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then a mean and ill-built market town.
Macaulay.
It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theathers.
Knox.