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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tox•i•ca•tion (in tok′si kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Physiologyinebriation;
drunkenness. - an act or instance of intoxicating.
- overpowering exhilaration or excitement of the mind or emotions.
- Pathologypoisoning.
- Medieval Latin intoxicātiōn- (stem of intoxicātiō) a poisoning. See intoxicate, -ion
- late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: intoxication /ɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/ n - drunkenness; inebriation
- great elation
- the act of intoxicating
- poisoning
in•tox•i•cate /ɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - Physiologyto affect the body's physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance; to cause to become drunk: [~ + object]Alcohol intoxicates you faster if you weigh less.[no object]All alcohol intoxicates.
- to make enthusiastic;
delight;
exhilarate:[~ + object]The beauty of the summer night intoxicated her.
in•tox•i•cant /ɪnˈtɑksɪkənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]Beer is an intoxicant. in•tox•i•ca•tion /ɪnˌtɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -tox-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tox•i•cate (v. in tok′si kāt′;adj. in tok′sə kit, -kāt′),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj. v.t. - Physiologyto 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.
- to make enthusiastic;
elate strongly, as by intoxicants;
exhilarate:The prospect of success intoxicated him. - Pathologyto poison.
v.i. - to cause or produce intoxication:having the power to intoxicate.
adj. - [Archaic.]intoxicated.
- Medieval Latin intoxicātus, past participle of intoxicāre to poison. See in-2, toxic, -ate1
- late Middle English 1375–1425
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