INTOXICATE


Meaning of INTOXICATE in English

[in.tox.i.cate] adj (15c) archaic: intoxicated

[2]in.tox.i.cate vt -cat.ed ; -cat.ing [ME, fr. ML intoxicatus, pp. of intoxicare, fr. L in- + toxicum poison--more at toxic] (15c) 1: poison

2. a: to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug esp. to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished b: to excite or elate to the point of enthusiasm or frenzy

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