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Intoxicate

//ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Inebriated, intoxicated. obsolete
2
Overexcited, as with joy or grief. obsolete
"Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; / I am well enough."
3
Empoisoned, smeared with poison, rendered poisonous. obsolete
4
Killed by poison. obsolete
5
Caused by poison. obsolete

Noun

1
One who is intoxicated. obsolete

Verb

1
To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
2
have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug wordnet
3
To excite to enthusiasm or madness.
4
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) wordnet
5
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism wordnet

Etymology

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.

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).

Etymology 3

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