Intoxication \In*tox`i*ca"tion\, n.
1. (Med.) A poisoning, as by a alcoholic or a narcotic
substance.
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2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation;
ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making
drunk.
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2. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to
enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
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That secret intoxication of pleasure. --Spectator.
Syn: Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety;
infatuation; delirium. See Drunkenness.
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