intoxicate

[v. in-tok-si-keyt; adj. in-tok-suh-kit, -keyt] /v. ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪt; adj. ɪnˈtɒk sə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt/
verb (used with object), intoxicated, intoxicating.
1.
to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, especially to excite or stupefy with liquor.
2.
to make enthusiastic; elate strongly, as by intoxicants; exhilarate:
The prospect of success intoxicated him.
3.
Pathology. to poison.
verb (used without object), intoxicated, intoxicating.
4.
to cause or produce intoxication:
having the power to intoxicate.
adjective
5.
Archaic. intoxicated.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin intoxicātus, past participle of intoxicāre to poison. See in-2, toxic, -ate1
Related forms
intoxicable
[in-tok-si-kuh-buh l] /ɪnˈtɒk sɪ kə bəl/ (Show IPA), adjective
intoxicator, noun
Examples from the web for intoxicate
  • In the face of the marvellous things that dazzle and intoxicate him, his first speech is a hymn simply.
  • Driving under the influence of medication not intended to intoxicate.
  • He stated that he had had one beer on the date of the incident, which did not intoxicate him.
British Dictionary definitions for intoxicate

intoxicate

/ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt/
verb (transitive)
1.
(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.
(of a drug) to poison
Derived Forms
intoxicable, adjective
intoxicative, adjective
intoxicator, noun
Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin, from intoxicāre to poison, from Latin toxicum poison; see toxic
Word Origin and History for intoxicate
v.

"to poison," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin intoxicatus, past participle of intoxicare "to poison," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + toxicare "to poison," from toxicum "poison" (see toxic). Meaning "make drunk" first recorded 1570s. Related: Intoxicated; intoxicating.

intoxicate in Medicine

intoxicate in·tox·i·cate (ĭn-tŏk'sĭ-kāt')
v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates
To stupefy or excite, as by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol.