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in·tox·i·cate I0203600 (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.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; inebriate2. to stimulate, excite, or elate so as to overwhelm3. (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 nin•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] intoxicate Past participle: intoxicated Gerund: intoxicating
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intoxicate | intoxicate |
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I intoxicate | you intoxicate | he/she/it intoxicates | we intoxicate | you intoxicate | they intoxicate |
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I intoxicated | you intoxicated | he/she/it intoxicated | we intoxicated | you intoxicated | they intoxicated |
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I am intoxicating | you are intoxicating | he/she/it is intoxicating | we are intoxicating | you are intoxicating | they are intoxicating |
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I have intoxicated | you have intoxicated | he/she/it has intoxicated | we have intoxicated | you have intoxicated | they have intoxicated |
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I was intoxicating | you were intoxicating | he/she/it was intoxicating | we were intoxicating | you were intoxicating | they were intoxicating |
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I had intoxicated | you had intoxicated | he/she/it had intoxicated | we had intoxicated | you had intoxicated | they had intoxicated |
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I will intoxicate | you will intoxicate | he/she/it will intoxicate | we will intoxicate | you will intoxicate | they will intoxicate |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would intoxicate | you would intoxicate | he/she/it would intoxicate | we would intoxicate | you would intoxicate | they would intoxicate |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | intoxicate - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"elate, uplift, lift up, pick upstimulate, 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 happypuff - 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)inebriate, soakaffect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"fuddle, befuddle - make stupid with alcohol | | 3. | intoxicate - have an intoxicating effect on, of a drugpoison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" |
intoxicateverb1. go to your head, inebriate, stupefy, befuddle, fuddle, put (someone) under the table (informal) He drank enough lager to intoxicate an army base.2. exhilarate, excite, stimulate, inflame, go to your head, make your head spin, elate Their power intoxicated them.Translationsintoxicate (inˈtoksikeit) verb to make drunk. 使喝醉 使喝醉,使陶醉 inˌtoxiˈcation noun 喝醉 喝醉inˈtoxicating adjective 醉人的 醉人的intoxicate
intoxicate (someone) with (something)1. To use something to charm, enthrall or fascinate someone. Once you intoxicate him with your beauty, then I'll sneak by him into the room with the safe.2. To cause someone to become drunk by consuming some alcoholic substance (named after "with"). We'll intoxicate him with some hard liquor, and then he'll tell us everything!See also: intoxicateintoxicate someone with someone or somethingFig. to enthrall or entrance someone with someone or something. (See also intoxicate someone with something.) She intoxicated him with her smiling eyes. The king intoxicated the dignitaries with his beautiful daughter, whom he offered in marriage to the bravest of them all.See also: intoxicateintoxicate someone with somethingto make someone drunk with alcohol. I think that the plaintiff set out to intoxicate the defendant with liquor and then fake a crime. Jed set out to intoxicate Max with gin and then rob him. Alice intoxicated herself with too much whiskey.See also: intoxicateEncyclopediaSeeIntoxicationintoxicate
intoxicate (ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kāt′)v. intoxi·cated, intoxi·cating, intoxi·cates v.tr.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. 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). in·tox′i·cat′ing·ly adv.in·tox′i·ca′tive adj.in·tox′i·ca′tor n.intoxicate Related to intoxicate: detoxicateSynonyms for intoxicateverb go to your headSynonyms- go to your head
- inebriate
- stupefy
- befuddle
- fuddle
- put (someone) under the table
verb exhilarateSynonyms- exhilarate
- excite
- stimulate
- inflame
- go to your head
- make your head spin
- elate
Synonyms for intoxicateverb fill with high spiritsSynonyms- elate
- uplift
- lift up
- pick up
Related Words- stimulate
- stir
- shake up
- excite
- shake
- beatify
- puff
- exhilarate
- inebriate
- tickle pink
- exalt
- thrill
verb make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)SynonymsRelated Wordsverb have an intoxicating effect on, of a drugRelated Words |