/ ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪd; NAmE -ˈtɑːk-/ adjective ( formal )
1.
under the influence of alcohol or drugs :
( NAmE )
He was arrested for DWI (= driving while intoxicated ) .
2.
intoxicated (by / with sth) very excited by sth, so that you cannot think clearly :
intoxicated with success
► in·toxi·cate verb [ vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense poison ): from medieval Latin intoxicare , from in- into + toxicare to poison, from Latin toxicum (see toxic ) + -ed .