in·tox·i·cate
[v. in-tok-si-keyt; adj. in-tok-suh-kit, -keyt] verb, in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, adjective 
sɪˌkeɪt; verb (used with object)
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)
4.
to cause or produce intoxication: having the power to intoxicate.
adjective
5.
Archaic. intoxicated.
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intoxicate (ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin, from intoxicāre to poison, from Latin toxicum poison; see | |
| in'toxicable | |
| —adj | |
| in'toxicative | |
| —adj | |
| in'toxicator | |
| —n | |
| intoxicate (ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin, from intoxicāre to poison, from Latin toxicum poison; see | |
| in'toxicable | |
| —adj | |
| in'toxicative | |
| —adj | |
| in'toxicator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
intoxicate
early 15c., "full of poison" (pp. adj.), from M.L. intoxicatus, pp. of intoxicare "to poison," from L. in- "in" + toxicare "to poison," from toxicum "poison" (see toxic). The verb meaning "to poison" is first attested 1520s; meaning "make drunk" first recorded 1570s (implied in intoxicated).
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intoxicate in·tox·i·cate (ĭn-tŏk'sĭ-kāt')
v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates
To stupefy or excite, as by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol.
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