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intoxicate

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

verb (used with object)

intoxicated, intoxicating.
  1. 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.
  2. to make enthusiastic; elate strongly, as by intoxicants; exhilarate:

    The prospect of success intoxicated him.

  3. Pathology. to poison.


verb (used without object)

intoxicated, intoxicating.
  1. to cause or produce intoxication:

    having the power to intoxicate.

adjective

  1. Archaic. intoxicated.

intoxicate

/ ɪˈɒɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. (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. (of a drug) to poison
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴdz澱, adjective
  • ˈٴdz澱ˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˈٴdz澱ˌپ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٴdz··· [in-, tok, -si-k, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • ·ٴdzi·tǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intoxicate1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin Գٴdz澱ٳܲ, past participle of Գٴdz澱 to poison. See in- 2, toxic, -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intoxicate1

C16: from Medieval Latin, from Գٴdz澱 to poison, from Latin toxicum poison; see toxic
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The casting reflects the distinct identities and histories of the members, each offering something different to lovelorn girls and copycat boys so intoxicated by Beatlemania.

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The power goes straight to your head, an intoxicating rush that splits desire from better judgment.

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“Anyone who chooses to operate a vehicle intoxicated — whether a car, motorcycle, or boat — puts lives at risk, and they will be held accountable,” said Dist.

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The initially jarring juxtaposition of then and now — fiction and documentary — quickly becomes intoxicating, inviting the viewer to both contemplate the ceaseless passage of time and ponder the seamless temporal transitions.

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But the soundtrack is also its own evocative work of intoxicating techno-brood, one that could be piped from your car speakers to readily turn any routine neighborhood errand into a suddenly ominous excursion.

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