to intoxicate
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7.0
- verb
- /ɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪt/
:
embriagar
- "No, no," Josie said, intoxicated by the smell of the wet sagebrush and Vitex trees that lined the street.
Now you have to then go intoxicate your team with certainty.
- Now you have to then go intoxicate your team with certainty.
- It's been so I, I am, I'm intoxicated by learning.
- And that sense of I can make things better is intoxicating.
- I got to say, if you haven't tried it, it's intoxicating.
- First of all, here are these guys who are intoxicated with God while I'm still thinking about my career.
- And I think that the story and the possibility of what this thing could be becomes a very intoxicating and very addictive thing.
- And So what I'll do now, and it's actually so intoxicating is all create.
Examples
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Tom walked to her apartment, intoxicated by the promise ofthe evening.
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Baines, intoxicated by the smell and presence of her skin, becomes soft and gentle.
Fiction book (1993) -
Now you have to then go intoxicate your team with certainty.
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These few brief moments intoxicated Anna like a light pouring into the dark room that was her life.
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But this land intoxicates the senses like the strongest of perfumes.
Fiction book (1992) -
Hank, the ebullient enthusiast, was intoxicated by every whim that sailed down the pike.
Fiction book (1991) -
Several children, who were themselves just learning to talk, scampered behind—still intoxicated by the newness of their own mobility.
Fiction book (1999) -
The beautiful sunset intoxicated her with a sense of wonder.
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He was intoxicated by the excitement of starting a new job.
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The music intoxicated the crowd, filling them with joy and energy.
Synonyms
331
2.7
To make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager
201
2.1
To give a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure
112
9.3
Feel very happy and different after taking drugs or alcohol
112
1.0
To feel very eager and happy about something
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4.1
Make people feel excited and ready to act
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4.1
Make someone feel excited and full of energy
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5.5
To give more energy and make someone or something feel lively
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3.2
To make someone feel happier and more hopeful
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4.1
Make someone very happy
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6.4
To make someone feel very happy and proud
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3.7
To make someone feel happier and more hopeful
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6.9
To make someone feel very happy and full of energy
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5.5
To make someone feel excited about something
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7.8
To make someone feel very happy and amazed
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4.8
To make people feel excited and ready to act
3
4.1
Make someone or something more lively and interesting
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5.6
To make someone feel very excited about something
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4.7
To be so full of strong feeling or excitement that you show it clearly
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8.4
To cause a sudden rush of energy and excitement in someone
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9.9
To make someone feel very happy or excited
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5.0
Make someone feel very excited and interested in something
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3.9
Become very excited and happy about something like a song or a pet
To make someone feel brave and excited
To make someone feel strong excitement or deep emotion
Make people more interested and eager about something
To make feelings like anger or excitement stronger
Antonyms
How Excited
- Literature
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7.8
4
7.0
331
2.7
48
1.0
216
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intoxicate shares the root tox with toxic, and that root meant 'poison'. So when we say someone is 'intoxicated' by joy or success, it creates the image of being 'filled' or overwhelmed by a very strong feeling, almost like a powerful 'poison' that takes over your mood.