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in·tox·i·cate

(ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kāt′)

v.in·tox·i·cat·ed,in·tox·i·cat·ing,in·tox·i·cates

v.tr.

a. To impair the physical and mental faculties of (a person) by means of alcohol or a drug or other chemical substance:served strong cocktails that intoxicated all the guests.

b. To damage physiologically by means of a chemical substance; poison:birds that were intoxicated by pesticides.

2. To stimulate or excite:"a man whom life intoxicates, who has no need of wine"(Anaïs Nin).

v.intr.

To cause impairment, stimulation, or excitement by or as if by use of a chemical substance:"The notion of Holy War is showing that it has not yet lost all its power to intoxicate and to inflame"(Conor Cruise O'Brien).

[Middle English,to poison, from Medieval Latinintoxicāre, intoxicāt- : Latinin-,in; see in-² + Late Latintoxicāre,to smear with poison (from Latintoxicum,poison; see toxic).]

in·tox′i·cat′ing·ly adv.

in·tox′i·ca′tive adj.

in·tox′i·ca′tor n.

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intoxicate

(ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt)

vb (tr)

1. (Brewing) (of an alcoholic drink) to produce in (a person) a state ranging from euphoria to stupor, usually accompanied by loss of inhibitions and control; make drunk; inebriate

2.to stimulate, excite, or elate so as to overwhelm

3. (Pharmacology) (of a drug) to poison

[C16: from Medieval Latin, fromintoxicāre to poison, from Latintoxicum poison; see toxic]

inˈtoxicableadj

inˈtoxiˌcativeadj

inˈtoxiˌcatorn

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in•tox•i•cate

(v. ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪt;adj. -kɪt, -ˌkeɪt)

v.-cat•ed, -cat•ing,
adj.v.t.

1. to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, esp. to excite or stupefy with liquor.

2. to make enthusiastic; elate strongly; exhilarate.

3.Pathol. to poison.

v.i.

4. to cause or produce intoxication.

adj.

5.Archaic. intoxicated.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latinintoxicātus, past participle ofintoxicāre to poison]

intoxicate

Past participle:intoxicated
Gerund:intoxicating

Imperative
intoxicate
intoxicate

Present
I intoxicate
you intoxicate
he/she/it intoxicates
we intoxicate
you intoxicate
they intoxicate

Preterite
I intoxicated
you intoxicated
he/she/it intoxicated
we intoxicated
you intoxicated
they intoxicated

Present Continuous
I am intoxicating
you are intoxicating
he/she/it is intoxicating
we are intoxicating
you are intoxicating
they are intoxicating

Present Perfect
I have intoxicated
you have intoxicated
he/she/it has intoxicated
we have intoxicated
you have intoxicated
they have intoxicated

Past Continuous
I was intoxicating
you were intoxicating
he/she/it was intoxicating
we were intoxicating
you were intoxicating
they were intoxicating

Past Perfect
I had intoxicated
you had intoxicated
he/she/it had intoxicated
we had intoxicated
you had intoxicated
they had intoxicated

Future
I will intoxicate
you will intoxicate
he/she/it will intoxicate
we will intoxicate
you will intoxicate
they will intoxicate

Future Perfect
I will have intoxicated
you will have intoxicated
he/she/it will have intoxicated
we will have intoxicated
you will have intoxicated
they will have intoxicated

Future Continuous
I will be intoxicating
you will be intoxicating
he/she/it will be intoxicating
we will be intoxicating
you will be intoxicating
they will be intoxicating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been intoxicating
you have been intoxicating
he/she/it has been intoxicating
we have been intoxicating
you have been intoxicating
they have been intoxicating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been intoxicating
you will have been intoxicating
he/she/it will have been intoxicating
we will have been intoxicating
you will have been intoxicating
they will have been intoxicating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been intoxicating
you had been intoxicating
he/she/it had been intoxicating
we had been intoxicating
you had been intoxicating
they had been intoxicating

Conditional
I would intoxicate
you would intoxicate
he/she/it would intoxicate
we would intoxicate
you would intoxicate
they would intoxicate

Past Conditional
I would have intoxicated
you would have intoxicated
he/she/it would have intoxicated
we would have intoxicated
you would have intoxicated
they would have intoxicated

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Verb	1.	intoxicate - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" elate,uplift,lift up,pick up stimulate,stir,shake up,excite,shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" beatify - make blessedly happy puff - make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego" beatify,exhilarate,inebriate,tickle pink,exalt,thrill - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
	2.	intoxicate - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) inebriate,soak affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" fuddle,befuddle - make stupid with alcohol
	3.	intoxicate - have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug poison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"

intoxicate

verb

1.go to your head,inebriate,stupefy,befuddle,fuddle,put (someone) under the table(informal)He drank enough lager to intoxicate an army base.

2.exhilarate,excite,stimulate,inflame,go to your head,make your head spin,elateTheir power intoxicated them.

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Translations

يُسْكِرُ

omámitopít

drikke fuld

betrunken machen

huumatajuovuttaapäihdyttää

intoxiquer enivrer

megrészegítrészegít

svífa á

inebriante notizie eccitanti ubriacare ubriachezza

apsvaiginimasapsvaiginti

apreibinātapskurbināt

beruse

opiť

sarhoş etmek

使喝醉使陶醉

intoxicate

[ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt]VT

1. (lit) (frm) [alcohol] →embriagar; [poison] →intoxicar

2. (fig) (liter) [victory, success, beauty] →embriagar (liter)

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intoxicate

[ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt]vt →enivrer

intoxicate

vt (lit, fig) →berauschen

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intoxicate

[ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt]vt (subj, alcohol) →ubriacare; (subj, success) →inebriare

intoxicate

(inˈtoksikeit) verb

to make drunk. bedwelm يُسْكِرُ опиянявам embebedar opít, omámitbetrunken machen drikke fuld μεθώ κπ.embriagar joovastama مست کردن juopuaenivrer לְשַׁכֵּר मादक पदार्थ opiti (meg)részegít memabukkan svífa áubriacarsi 酔わせる 취하게 하다 apsvaiginti apreibināt; apskurbināt memabukkandronken makenberuse upić مست كولembebedar a (se) îmbătaопьянять opiť (sa) opijaniti (se) napiti berusa ทำให้เมา sarhoş etmek 使喝醉 напоїти доп'яну; отруювати مخمور کرنا làm say 使喝醉，使陶醉

inˌtoxiˈcation noun

dronkenskap سُكْر، نَشْوَه опиянение intoxicação opilost, omámenost der Rausch fuldskab μέθηembriaguez joobumus, joove مستی päihtymysivresse שִׁיכרוּת नशा pijanost részegség racun ölvunebbrezza 酔い 술취함 apsvaiginimas apreibums; apskurbums; intoksikācija, saindēšanās kemabukandronkenschapberuselse odurzenie مستىintoxicação stare de ebrietate опьянение opitosť pijanost opijenost berusning การมึนเมา sarhoşluk 喝醉 інтоксикація, отруєння نشہ آوری sự làm cho say喝醉

inˈtoxicating adjective

bedwelm مُسْكِر опияняващ intoxicante opojný, omamnýbetrunken berusendeμεθυστικόςembriagador joovastav سرمست کننده juovuttavaenivrant,alcoolique מְשַׁכֵּר नशीली pijan részegítő yang memabukkan sem veldur ölvun; áfengurinebriante 酔わせる 취하게 하는 svaiginantis []reibinošs memabukkanalcoholisch,bedwelmendberusende upajający سرمست كوونكى intoxicante îmbătător; alcoolicопьяняющий opojný opojen opojan berusande, rusgivande ซึ่งทำให้เมา sarhoş edici 醉人的 оп'яняючий نشہ انگیز say sưa醉人的