intoxicate
[ verb in-tok-si-keyt; adjective in-tok-suh-kit, -keyt ]
/ verb ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪt; adjective ɪnˈtɒk sə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing.
to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, especially to excite or stupefy with liquor.
to make enthusiastic; elate strongly, as by intoxicants; exhilarate: The prospect of success intoxicated him.
Pathology. to poison.
verb (used without object), in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing.
to cause or produce intoxication: having the power to intoxicate.
adjective
Archaic. intoxicated.
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Nearby words
intortor, intortus, intourist, intown, intoxicant, intoxicate, intoxicated, intoxicating, intoxication, intoxicative, intr
Origin of intoxicate
Related formsin·tox·i·ca·ble [in-tok-si-kuh-buh l] /ɪnˈtɒk sɪ kə bəl/, adjectivein·tox·i·ca·tor, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for intoxicate
intoxicate
/ (ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
(of an alcoholic drink) to produce in (a person) a state ranging from euphoria to stupor, usually accompanied by loss of inhibitions and control; make drunk; inebriate
to stimulate, excite, or elate so as to overwhelm
(of a drug) to poison
Derived Formsintoxicable, adjectiveintoxicative, adjectiveintoxicator, noun
Word Origin for intoxicate
C16: from Medieval Latin, from intoxicāre to poison, from Latin toxicum poison; see toxic
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Word Origin and History for intoxicate
intoxicate
"to poison," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin intoxicatus, past participle of intoxicare "to poison," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + toxicare "to poison," from toxicum "poison" (see toxic). Meaning "make drunk" first recorded 1570s. Related: Intoxicated; intoxicating.
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Medicine definitions for intoxicate
intoxicate
[ ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kāt′ ]
v.
To stupefy or excite, as by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol.
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