intoxicate
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
| Imperative |
|---|
| intoxicate |
| intoxicate |
| Present |
|---|
| I intoxicate |
| you intoxicate |
| he/she/it intoxicates |
| we intoxicate |
| you intoxicate |
| they intoxicate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I intoxicated |
| you intoxicated |
| he/she/it intoxicated |
| we intoxicated |
| you intoxicated |
| they intoxicated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am intoxicating |
| you are intoxicating |
| he/she/it is intoxicating |
| we are intoxicating |
| you are intoxicating |
| they are intoxicating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have intoxicated |
| you have intoxicated |
| he/she/it has intoxicated |
| we have intoxicated |
| you have intoxicated |
| they have intoxicated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was intoxicating |
| you were intoxicating |
| he/she/it was intoxicating |
| we were intoxicating |
| you were intoxicating |
| they were intoxicating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had intoxicated |
| you had intoxicated |
| he/she/it had intoxicated |
| we had intoxicated |
| you had intoxicated |
| they had intoxicated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will intoxicate |
| you will intoxicate |
| he/she/it will intoxicate |
| we will intoxicate |
| you will intoxicate |
| they will intoxicate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have intoxicated |
| you will have intoxicated |
| he/she/it will have intoxicated |
| we will have intoxicated |
| you will have intoxicated |
| they will have intoxicated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be intoxicating |
| you will be intoxicating |
| he/she/it will be intoxicating |
| we will be intoxicating |
| you will be intoxicating |
| they will be intoxicating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been intoxicating |
| you have been intoxicating |
| he/she/it has been intoxicating |
| we have been intoxicating |
| you have been intoxicating |
| they have been intoxicating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been intoxicating |
| you will have been intoxicating |
| he/she/it will have been intoxicating |
| we will have been intoxicating |
| you will have been intoxicating |
| they will have been intoxicating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been intoxicating |
| you had been intoxicating |
| he/she/it had been intoxicating |
| we had been intoxicating |
| you had been intoxicating |
| they had been intoxicating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would intoxicate |
| you would intoxicate |
| he/she/it would intoxicate |
| we would intoxicate |
| you would intoxicate |
| they would intoxicate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have intoxicated |
| you would have intoxicated |
| he/she/it would have intoxicated |
| we would have intoxicated |
| you would have intoxicated |
| they would have intoxicated |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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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svífa á
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intoxicate
[ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt] vt → enivrer
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intoxicate
(inˈtoksikeit) verbto make drunk.
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