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intoxicate
[ verb in-tok-si-keyt; adjective 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
/ ɪˈɒɪˌɪ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈٴdz澱, adjective
- ˈٴdz澱ˌٴǰ, noun
- ˈٴdz澱ˌپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·ٴdz··· [in-, tok, -si-k, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ·ٴdzi·tǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of intoxicate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of intoxicate1
Example Sentences
She said she had become "intoxicated by that idea" that if she and her loved ones stayed hydrated and ate "whole foods" then "we could just feel so much better".
Lumley described the Nevermore atmosphere as "intoxicating", adding: "It's wonderful. I get to wear many, many huge wigs, one on top of the other - and lots of quite constraining clothes, so I love it."
Law enforcement received a call about an allegedly intoxicated individual at the popular Mammoth Mountain ski resort, according to TMZ, which first reported the arrest on Wednesday.
A picture of her taken at a party smoking a cigar with a drink stain down the front of her top, looking intoxicated, is regularly republished.
Naïvety is intoxicating and no one likes confronting their own ableism or mortality.
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