■ verb [usu. as adjective ~d ]
1》 (of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties.
↘excite or exhilarate.
2》 archaic poison (someone).
Derivatives
intoxicating adjective
intoxicatingly adverb
intoxication noun
Origin
ME: from med. L. intoxicare , from in- 'into' + toxicare 'to poison', from L. toxicum (see toxic ).