intoxicate

in·tox·i·cate

 (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).

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[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).]

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in·tox′i·cat′ing·ly adv.

in·tox′i·ca′tive adj.

in·tox′i·ca′tor n.

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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; inebriate

2. to stimulate, excite, or elate so as to overwhelm

3. (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 n

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in•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]

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intoxicate

Past participle: intoxicated
Gerund: intoxicating

Imperative

intoxicate

intoxicate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	intoxicate - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" elate, uplift, lift up, pick up stimulate, 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 happy puff - 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, soak affect - 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 drug poison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"

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intoxicate

verb

1. 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.

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Translations

يُسْكِرُ

omámitopít

drikke fuld

betrunken machen

huumatajuovuttaapäihdyttää

intoxiquerenivrer

megrészegítrészegít

svífa á

inebriantenotizie eccitantiubriacareubriachezza

apsvaiginimasapsvaiginti

apreibinātapskurbināt

beruse

opiť

sarhoş etmek

使喝醉使陶醉

intoxicate

[ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt] VT

1. (lit) (frm) [alcohol] → embriagar; [poison] → intoxicar

2. (fig) (liter) [victory, success, beauty] → embriagar (liter)

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intoxicate

[ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt] vt → enivrer

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intoxicate

vt (lit, fig) → berauschen

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intoxicate

[ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt] vt (subj, alcohol) → ubriacare; (subj, success) → inebriare

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intoxicate

(inˈtoksikeit) verb

to make drunk. bedwelm يُسْكِرُ опиянявам embebedar opít, omámit betrunken machen drikke fuld μεθώ κπ. embriagar joovastama مست کردن juopua enivrer לְשַׁכֵּר मादक पदार्थ opiti (meg)részegít memabukkan svífa á ubriacarsi 酔わせる 취하게 하다 apsvaiginti apreibināt; apskurbināt memabukkan dronken makenberuse upić مست كول embebedar a (se) îmbăta опьянять opiť (sa) opijaniti (se) napiti berusa ทำให้เมา sarhoş etmek 使喝醉 напоїти доп'яну; отруювати مخمور کرنا làm say 使喝醉，使陶醉

inˌtoxiˈcation noun

dronkenskap سُكْر، نَشْوَه опиянение intoxicação opilost, omámenost der Rausch fuldskab μέθη embriaguez joobumus, joove مستی päihtymys ivresse שִׁיכרוּת नशा pijanost részegség racun ölvun ebbrezza 酔い 술취함 apsvaiginimas apreibums; apskurbums; intoksikācija, saindēšanās kemabukan dronkenschapberuselse odurzenie مستى intoxicação stare de ebri­etate опьянение opitosť pijanost opijenost berusning การมึนเมา sarhoşluk 喝醉 інтоксикація, отруєння نشہ آوری sự làm cho say 喝醉

inˈtoxicating adjective

bedwelm مُسْكِر опияняващ intoxicante opojný, omamný betrunken berusende μεθυστικόςembriagador joovastav سرمست کننده juovuttava enivrant, alcoolique מְשַׁכֵּר नशीली pijan részegítő yang memabukkan sem veldur ölvun; áfengur inebriante 酔わせる 취하게 하는 svaiginantis []reibinošs memabukkan alcoholisch, bedwelmendberusende upajający سرمست كوونكى intoxicante îmbătător; alcoolic опьяняющий opojný opojen opojan berusande, rusgivande ซึ่งทำให้เมา sarhoş edici 醉人的 оп'яняючий نشہ انگیز say sưa 醉人的

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intoxicate

v. intoxicar.

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