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intoxicate

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10
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/
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/ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/ · /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/ · /ɪnˈtɒksɪkət/ · /ɪnˈtɑksɪkət/

Definition of intoxicate

8 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
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verb

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

adj

  1. (obsolete)Inebriated, intoxicated.
  2. (obsolete)Overexcited, as with joy or grief.
    “Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; / I am well enough.”
  3. (obsolete)Empoisoned, smeared with poison, rendered poisonous.
  4. (obsolete)Killed by poison.
  5. (obsolete)Caused by poison.

noun

  1. (obsolete)One who is intoxicated.

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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,…

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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.

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