intoxicate

== English == === Etymology 1 === First attested in 1450, in Middle English; from Middle English intoxicaten, from intoxicat(e) (“(of a weapon or drug) smeared, anointed or filled with poison; (of a human being, animal) poisoned, intoxicated”, also used as the past participle of intoxicaten) +‎ -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from intoxicātus, perfect passive participle of intoxicō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Late Latin toxicō (“to smear, anoint with poison”), from toxicus (“toxic, poisonous”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón). By surface analysis, in- +‎ toxic +‎ -ate. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/ ==== Verb ==== intoxicate (third-person singular simple present intoxicates, present participle intoxicating, simple past and past participle intoxicated) To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol. Synonyms: drunken, get drunk, inebriate To excite to enthusiasm or madness. Synonyms: awaken, exhilarate; see also Thesaurus:thrill ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== intoxication intoxicant toxic toxicant ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === First attested in 1425, in Middle English; from Middle English intoxicat(e) (“(of a weapon or drug) smeared, anointed or filled with poison; (of a human being, animal) poisoned, intoxicated”, also used as the past participle of intoxicaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. The noun was derived by substantivization from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɒksɪkət/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɑksɪkət/ ==== Adjective ==== intoxicate (comparative more intoxicate, superlative most intoxicate) (obsolete) Inebriated, intoxicated. Synonyms: chemically inconvenienced; see also Thesaurus:drunk Overexcited, as with joy or grief. Synonyms: fever-pitched, highwrought; see also Thesaurus:enthusiastic (of a weapon or drug) Empoisoned, smeared with poison, rendered poisonous. Killed by poison. (of a disease) Caused by poison. ==== Noun ==== intoxicate (plural intoxicates) (obsolete) One who is intoxicated. === Anagrams === excitation == Spanish == === Verb === intoxicate second-person singular voseo imperative of intoxicar combined with te