English Explanatory Dictionary

intoxicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
  2. To excite to enthusiasm or madness.
adj
  1. Inebriated, intoxicated.
  2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief.
  3. Empoisoned, smeared with poison, rendered poisonous.
  4. Killed by poison.
  5. Caused by poison.
noun
  1. One who is intoxicated.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/ /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intoxicate.wav /ɪnˈtɒksɪkət/ /ɪnˈtɑksɪkət/

Word forms

intoxicate intoxicates intoxicating intoxicated more intoxicate most intoxicate

Etymology

First attested in 1450, in Middle English; from Middle English intoxicaten, from intoxicat(e) (“(of a weapon or drug) smeared, anointed or filled with poison; (of a human being, animal) poisoned, intoxicated”, also used as the past participle of intoxicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from intoxicātus, perfect passive participle of intoxicō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Late Latin toxicō (“to smear, anoint with poison”), from toxicus (“toxic, poisonous”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón). By surface analysis, in- + toxic + -ate.

Synonyms

drunken get drunk inebriate awaken exhilarate animate electrify enflame enkindle enthrill exagitate excite exsuscitate fillip fire fire the blood galvanize gin up ignite inflame intoxicate kindle quicken rouse send set fire to set on fire sharpen stir the blood suscitate thrill vitalise wake warm the blood whet wind up work up yerk chemically inconvenienced Adrian Quist adrip aled up all mops and brooms arseholed a sheet in the wind a sheet in the wind's eye bedrunken befuddled beliquored besotted besotten bevvied bibacious bibulous binned bingoed bladdered blasted blewed blind

Related words

intoxication intoxicant toxic toxicant

Derived words

autointoxicate disintoxicate intoxicative lipointoxicate
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