intoxicate (redirected from intoxicative)

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

intoxicate [ɪnˈtɔksɪkeɪt] vt → enivrer

intoxicate [ɪnˈtɔksɪkeɪt] vt → inebriare

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intoxicate

v intoxicate [inˈtoksikeit]

to make drunk. bedwelmيُسْكِرُопиянявамopít, omámitdrikke fuldbetrunken machenμεθώ κπ.embriagarjoovastamaمست کردنpäihdyttää(s')enivrerלְשַׁכֵּרमादक पदार्थopiti(meg)részegítmemabukkansvífa áubriacarsi酔わせる취하게 하다apsvaigintiapreibināt; apskurbinātmemabukkandronken makenberuseupićembebedara (se) îmbătaопьянятьopiť (sa)opijaniti (se)napitiberusaของมึนเมา (เหล้า, ยา)sarhoş etmek使喝醉, 使陶醉напоїти доп'яну; отруюватиمخمور کرناlàm say使喝醉, 使陶醉

n inˌtoxiˈcation

dronkenskapسُكْر، نَشْوَهопиянениеopilost, omámenostfuldskabder Rauschμέθηembriaguezjoobumus, jooveمستیpäihtymysivresseשִׁיכרוּתनशाpijanostrészegségracunölvunebbrezza酔い취(하게) 하기apsvaiginimasapreibums; apskurbums; intoksikācija, saindēšanāskemabukandronkenschapberuselseodurzenieintoxicaçãostare de ebri­etateопьянениеopitosťpijanostopijenostberusningการมึนเมาsarhoşluk喝醉інтоксикація, отруєнняنشہ آوریsự làm cho say喝醉

adj inˈtoxicating

bedwelmمُسْكِرопияняващopojný, omamnýberusendebetrunkenμεθυστικόςembriagadorjoovastavسرمست کنندهpäihdyttäväenivrant, alcooliqueמְשַׁכֵּרनशीलीpijanrészegítőyang memabukkansem veldur ölvun; áfengurinebriante酔わせる취하게 하는svaiginantis[]reibinošsmemabukkanalcoholisch, bedwelmendberusendeupajającyintoxicanteîmbătător; alcoolicопьяняющийopojnýopojenopojanberusande, rusgivandeซึ่งทำให้เมาsarhoş edici醉人的оп'яняючийنشہ انگیزsay sưa醉人的