'Intoxicate' definitions:
Definition of 'intoxicate'
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Definition of 'Intoxicate'
From: GCIDE
- Intoxicate \In*tox"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoxicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intoxicating.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To poison; to drug. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make drunk; to inebriate; to excite or to stupefy by strong drink or by a narcotic substance. [1913 Webster]
- With new wine inoxicated both. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To excite to a transport of enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness; to elate unduly or excessively. [1913 Webster]
- Intoxicated with the sound of those very bells. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
- They are not intoxicated by military success. --Jowett (Thuc.). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Intoxicate'
From: GCIDE
- Intoxicate \In*tox"i*cate\, a. [LL. intoxicatus, p. p. of intoxicare to drug or poison; pref. in- in + L. toxicum a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr. ?, fr. ? pertaining to a bow. See Toxic.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Intoxicated. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief. [1913 Webster]
- Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; I am well enough. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'intoxicate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- addle,
- animate,
- befuddle,
- bemuse,
- besot,
- bewitch,
- cause vertigo,
- dizzy,
- elate,
- electrify,
- enchant,
- enliven,
- enrapture,
- ensorcel,
- entrance,
- excite,
- exhilarate,
- fascinate,
- flush,
- galvanize,
- give a thrill,
- inebriate,
- infatuate,
- inspirit,
- invigorate,
- muddle,
- overwhelm,
- stimulate,
- stupefy,
- swirl the senses,
- thrill,
- tickle,
- titillate,
- whirl the mind