intoxicate (redirected from intoxicates)

in·tox·i·cate  (n-tks-kt)

v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates

v.tr.

1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol.

2. To stimulate or excite: "a man whom life intoxicates, who has no need of wine" (Anaïs Nin).

3. To poison.

v.intr.

To cause stupefaction, 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 intoxicre, intoxict- : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Late Latin toxicre, to smear with poison (from Latin toxicum, poison; see toxic).]

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in·toxi·cating·ly adv.

in·toxi·cative adj.

in·toxi·cator n.

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intoxicate

Verb

[-cating, -cated]

1. (of an alcoholic drink) to make (a person) drunk

2. to stimulate or excite to a point beyond self-control [Latin in- in + toxicum poison]

intoxicated adj
intoxicating adj

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"

Translations

intoxicate [ɪnˈtɔksɪkeɪt] vt → embriagar

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intoxicate [ɪnˈtɔksɪkeɪt] vt → enivrer

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intoxicate [ɪnˈtɔksɪkeɪt] vt → inebriare

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intoxicate

v intoxicate [inˈtoksikeit]

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

n inˌtoxiˈcation

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

adj inˈtoxicating

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