Definitions for: Intoxicate


[v] have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug
[v] make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
[v] fill with high spirits; fill with optimism



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]
1. Intoxicated.

2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief.

Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; I am
well enough. --Chapman.


In*tox"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoxicated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Intoxicating.]
1. To poison; to drug. --South.

2. To make drunk; to inebriate; to excite or to stupefy by
strong drink or by a narcotic substance.

With new wine inoxicated both. --Milton.

3. To excite to a transport of enthusiasm, frenzy, or
madness; to elate unduly or excessively.

Intoxicated with the sound of those very bells. --G.
Eliot.

They are not intoxicated by military success.
--Jowett
(Thuc. ).

Synonyms: elate, inebriate, lift up, pick up, soak, uplift

Antonyms: cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down

See Also: affect, beatify, befuddle, exalt, excite, exhilarate, fuddle, inebriate, joy, poison, puff, rejoice, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, thrill

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