intoxicate
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
intoxicates;
intoxicated;
intoxicating
intoxicates;
intoxicated;
intoxicating
Britannica Dictionary definition of INTOXICATE
[+ object]
somewhat formal
1
of alcohol, a drug, etc.
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to make (someone) unable to think and behave normally
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The little bit of beer I drank was not enough to intoxicate me.
2
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to excite or please (someone) in a way that suggests the effect of alcohol or a drug
— usually used as (be) intoxicated
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He was intoxicated by the power of his position in the government.
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He was intoxicated by her beauty.
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She drank to the point of intoxication.
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He was arrested for public intoxication. [=for being drunk in public]
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the intoxication of power
