intoxicate

[ verb in-tok-si-keyt; adjective in-tok-suh-kit, -keyt ]

/ verb ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪt; adjective ɪnˈtɒk sə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

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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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Origin of intoxicate

1375–1425; late Middle English <Medieval Latin intoxicātus, past participle of intoxicāre to poison. See in-², toxic, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM intoxicate

in·tox·i·ca·ble

[in-tok-si-kuh-buhl], /ɪnˈtɒk sɪ kə bəl/, adjectivein·tox·i·ca·tor, noun

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in toto, Intourist, in tow, intown, intoxicant, intoxicate, intoxicated, intoxicating, intoxication, intoxicative, intr.

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How to use intoxicate in a sentence

Despite how intoxicating the gold rush may be or how promisingly transformative blockchain technology seems, a lot of the concepts of Web3 are just that — concepts.
Media Briefing: How the AP and The Washington Post are staffing up to step up their climate coverage|Tim Peterson|February 24, 2022|Digiday
If we want to make sure people aren’t intoxicated in a workplace environment, that means looking at their performance.
Amid a Labor Shortage, Companies Are Eliminating Drug Tests. It’s a Trend That Could Create More Equitable Workplaces|Megan McCluskey|October 20, 2021|Time
Fisher later wrote in court filings that he found Orndoff in contempt because she was voluntarily intoxicated at the time of her testimony.
Judge who jailed alleged domestic violence victim rejects her effort to rescind contempt|Justin Jouvenal|September 22, 2021|Washington Post
Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was charged with driving while intoxicated in connection to the multiple-vehicle crash that severely injured a young girl in February, three days before the Super Bowl.
Former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid charged with felony DWI for February crash|Mark Maske|April 12, 2021|Washington Post

In April, Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami called a Florida man a “covidiot” after the man arrived on the island intoxicated and without any proof of accommodations in an effort to get away with quarantine rules.
A Hawaii couple knew they had coronavirus before flying. They boarded a flight anyway and were arrested, police say.|Andrea Salcedo|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Lest you be martyred slaves of Time, intoxicate yourselves, be drunken without cease!
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier
She threw him one of those glances that intoxicate like wine.
The Child of Pleasure|Gabriele D'Annunzio
The servant here observed that such a quantity of wine in the morning might intoxicate rather than benefit.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
And no praise can say more for this marvellous man than the fact that the incense burned at his shrine did not intoxicate him.
Chapters on Jewish Literature|Israel Abrahams
This is a sample of the spiritual wine we have talked of—something to elevate and intoxicate.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443|Various

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 forms of intoxicate

intoxicable, 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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