sɪˌkeɪ adjective
1.
causing or capable of causing intoxication: intoxicating beverages.
2.
exhilarating; exciting: an intoxicating idea.
Related forms
in·tox·i·cat·ing·ly, adverb
non·in·tox·i·cat·ing, adjective
non·in·tox·i·cat·ing·ly, adverb
un·in·tox·i·cat·ing, adjective
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intoxicating (ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪtɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of an alcoholic drink) producing in a person a state ranging from euphoria to stupor, usually accompanied by loss of inhibitions and control; inebriating |
| 2. | stimulating, exciting, or producing great elation |
| in'toxicatingly | |
| —adv | |
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| intoxicating (ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪtɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of an alcoholic drink) producing in a person a state ranging from euphoria to stupor, usually accompanied by loss of inhibitions and control; inebriating |
| 2. | stimulating, exciting, or producing great elation |
| in'toxicatingly | |
| —adv | |
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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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