Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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The cup which has intoxicated almost all others, sobered him.
From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
All this heaven of joy which you have put into my heart has intoxicated me.
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
You have stirred up the clubs with your language; the incense burnt in your honour has intoxicated you.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by H. T. Ryde
This incalculable multiplication of power has intoxicated man.
From The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution by James M. (James Montgomery) Beck
There is in this hierarchy an enchanting, delusive spirit that has intoxicated her subjects.
From The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity by Charles Ebert Orr
