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   intoxicate

   /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behaviour: "we don't allow people into sessions if they are intoxicated by alcohol or drugs" Similar inebriatemake drunkmake intoxicatedmake inebriatedbefuddlefuddlestupefygo to someone's headmake someone's head spininformal:make leglessmake woozyOpposite sober someone up
   • ▪ excite or exhilarate (someone): "except for NYC and LA, no American city has so intoxicated and infuriated writers" Similar exhilaratethrillelatedelightcaptivateenthralentranceenraptureinvigorateanimateenlivenexcitestirrousemoveinspireinflameelectrifyfire with enthusiasmfire someone's imaginationinformal:give someone a buzzgive someone a kickbowl overtickle someone pinkgive someone a chargeOpposite bore
   • 2. poison (someone). archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘poison’): from medieval Latin intoxicare, from in- ‘into’ + toxicare ‘to poison’, from Latin toxicum (see toxic).

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   Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the verb intoxicate, which means to excite or stupefy by alcohol, a drug, or poison. See examples of intoxicate in sentences and related words in the dictionary.

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   Intoxicate means to make someone lose control of their actions or behaviour, or to make someone excited and happy. Learn how to use this formal verb with different substances, such as alcohol or drugs, and see translations in other languages.

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   Intoxicate definition: 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.. See examples of INTOXICATE used in a sentence.

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   (of alcohol or another drug) to make someone lose some control of their actions or behavior: The plant has the power to heal or intoxicate. It took surprisingly little drink to intoxicate him. to make someone excited, happy, and slightly out of control: Their music never fails to intoxicate me.

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   /ɪnˈtɑksəkeɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: intoxicated; intoxicating; intoxicates. Alcohol's effect on most people, especially when they drink too much of it, is to intoxicate them. If you're not used to drinking, a glass of Champagne may intoxicate you. Beer, wine, and hard liquor can all intoxicate those who drink them.

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   Intoxicate means to cause somebody to lose control of their behaviour or their physical and mental abilities, usually by alcohol or drugs. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use this formal verb with examples and synonyms.

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   Learn the meaning of intoxicate, a verb that means to make someone drunk, excited, or poisoned. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin of intoxicate.