INTOXICATE Meaning of INTOXICATE in English v.tr. 1. make drunk. 2 excite or elate beyond self-control. Derivatives: intoxicatingly adv. intoxication n. Etymology: med.L intoxicare (as IN-(2), toxicare poison f. L toxicum): see TOXIC Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012