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intoxicate Definition

in·toxi·cate (in täk′si kāt′)

transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing

  1. to affect the nervous system of, so as to cause a loss of control; make drunk; stupefy; inebriate: said of alcoholic liquor or a drug
  2. to excite to a point beyond self-control; make wild with excitement or happiness
  3. Med. to poison or have a poisonous effect on

Etymology: < ML intoxicatus, pp. of intoxicare, to poison, drug < L in-, in + toxicare, to smear with poison < toxicum, poison: see toxic

intoxicate Synonyms

intoxicate

v.

  1. To make drunk

    inebriate, befuddle, muddle, drug, dope up, make tipsy, go to one's head*; see also confuse, drug.

  2. To excite

    exhilarate, stimulate, elate, turn on*; see excite 1, exhilarate.

intoxicate Usage Examples

Object

  • liquor: Mind you there was hardly any drinking of intoxicating liquor.
  • shrimp: Spirit of Norfolk Dining and Entertainment Cruises That was to for cruises on intoxicated shrimps and.
  • aroma: The dust and the damp mixed together in an intoxicating aroma of effort.
  • scent: To really appreciate their intoxicating scent, plant daphnes toward the front of a sunny, sheltered border close to an entrance or path.
  • brew: It's an intoxicating brew that sustains itself through a good proportion of the album.
  • beverage: An equally wondrous tho less intoxicating beverage can be prepared from the beans of the Cocoa Plant.

Subject

  • alcohol: Women are generally faster intoxicated by alcohol than men, given that women mostly have more fat and less muscles than men.
  • fume: They came in a variety of shades depending on who made them and how intoxicated by the fumes they were.

Adjective complement

  • herbal: Druids Fantasy contains a natural source of D-lysergic acid amide, together with intoxicating herbal extracts, for a truly visionary experience.

Modifying Another Word

  • mildly: The earliest ales were more of a mildly intoxicating food than a beverage.
  • almost: The buzz from the American press about Match Point is almost intoxicating.
  • slightly: Dave throws his arms around Harper even tho they have never met - Dave is slightly intoxicated.
  • totally: He admits to being " totally intoxicated " by Goodall's music.
  • quite: There's a buzz about the whole city during August, which can be quite intoxicating.
  • too: I was too, how can I put it, a little too intoxicated to be dancing!

Preposition: with

  • love: Sri Ramakrishna was dancing, intoxicated with the love of God.
  • joy: I became intoxicated with the joy of lively worship.
  • power: Populists intoxicated with the power of their own rhetoric Am 268 Mass culture Proving that mass culture can be depressing.
  • alcohol: He said, " Fire dangers are significantly increased when people are intoxicated with alcohol.

Preposition: by

  • alcohol: Women are generally faster intoxicated by alcohol than men, given that women mostly have more fat and less muscles than men.