intoxicate

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Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA: /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/
• (adjective) IPA: /ɪnˈtɒksɪkət/

Verb

intoxicate (intoxicates, present participle intoxicating; past and past participle intoxicated)

1. To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
2. To excite to enthusiasm or madness.

Synonyms

• (to stupefy) drunken, inebriate

Related terms

• intoxication
• toxic

Translations

• French: intoxiquer
• German: berauschen, vergiften
• Italian: inebriare
• Portuguese: intoxicar
• Russian: опьяня́ть
• Spanish: intoxicar, emborrachar

Translations

• German: berauschen

Adjective

intoxicate

1. (obsolete) Intoxicated.
2. (obsolete) Overexcited, as with joy or grief.

   • Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; / I am well enough.

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