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intoxicate
[in-tok-si-keyt, in-tok-suh-kit, -keyt]
verb (used with object)
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)
to cause or produce intoxication.
having the power to intoxicate.
adjective
Archaic., intoxicated.
intoxicate
/ ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt /
verb
(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
Other Word Forms
- intoxicable adjective
- intoxicator noun
- intoxicative adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of intoxicate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of intoxicate1
Example Sentences
His trial at the Old Bailey painted a picture of a man who had been intoxicated by power since his teenage years.
Officials were not immediately available to disclose whether the student was intoxicated before he drowned.
While on equally hypnotic tracks like “Cheap Hotel” and “Sushi,” she commands the heavily-layered soundscape with an intoxicating sense of recklessness.
American Distilled Spirits Alliance, Wine America and Wine Institute—urged lawmakers to keep the ban and close what they called the “intoxicating hemp” loophole.
“Addiction involves craving a substance, feeling kind of high or intoxicated on something and compulsively using it despite negative consequences,” says Deka.
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