intoxicate
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in·tox·i·cate
(ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kāt′)v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates
v.tr.
1.
a. To impair the physical and mental faculties of (a person) by means of alcohol or a drug or other chemical substance: served strong cocktails that intoxicated all the guests.
b. To damage physiologically by means of a chemical substance; poison: birds that were intoxicated by pesticides.
2. To stimulate or excite: "a man whom life intoxicates, who has no need of wine" (Anaïs Nin).
v.intr.
To cause impairment, stimulation, or excitement by or as if by use of a chemical substance: "The notion of Holy War is showing that it has not yet lost all its power to intoxicate and to inflame" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
[Middle English, to poison, from Medieval Latin intoxicāre, intoxicāt- : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Late Latin toxicāre, to smear with poison (from Latin toxicum, poison; see toxic).]
in·tox′i·cat′ing·ly adv.
in·tox′i·ca′tive adj.
in·tox′i·ca′tor n.
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intoxicate
(ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt)vb (tr)
1. (Brewing) (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
2. to stimulate, excite, or elate so as to overwhelm
3. (Pharmacology) (of a drug) to poison
[C16: from Medieval Latin, from intoxicāre to poison, from Latin toxicum poison; see toxic]
inˈtoxicable adj
inˈtoxiˌcative adj
inˈtoxiˌcator n
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in•tox•i•cate
(v. ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪt; adj. -kɪt, -ˌkeɪt)v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, esp. to excite or stupefy with liquor.
2. to make enthusiastic; elate strongly; exhilarate.
3. Pathol. to poison.
v.i. 4. to cause or produce intoxication.
adj. 5. Archaic. intoxicated.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin intoxicātus, past participle of intoxicāre to poison]
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intoxicate
Past participle: intoxicated
Gerund: intoxicating
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| Verb | 1. |  intoxicate - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" beatify - make blessedly happy puff - make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego" beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, tickle pink, exalt, thrill - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" |
| 2. | intoxicate - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" | |
| 3. | intoxicate - have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug poison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" |
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intoxicate
verb
1. go to your head, inebriate, stupefy, befuddle, fuddle, put (someone) under the table (informal) He drank enough lager to intoxicate an army base.
2. exhilarate, excite, stimulate, inflame, go to your head, make your head spin, elate Their power intoxicated them.
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intoxicate
vt (lit, fig) → berauschen
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intoxicate
(inˈtoksikeit) verb to make drunk.
inˌtoxiˈcation nouninˈtoxicating adjective
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intoxicate
v. intoxicar.
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