to intoxicate
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- verb
- /ɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪt/
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intoxicar
- Driving a car while intoxicated is illegal and dangerous.
- intoxicated on alcohol
- intoxicated by the drug
- driving while intoxicated
How is your How are you intoxicated with six beers and pizza and little pizza, more beer?
- How is your How are you intoxicated with six beers and pizza and little pizza, more beer?
Examples
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In Scenario 2, Melissa was intoxicated by the drug Ecstasy, but Chris was sober.
Academic text (2006) -
Have you ever seen him intoxicated in front of his granddaughter?
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There is no physical proof that you were intoxicated on that plane, and no eyewitnesses.
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Students who arrive obviously intoxicated at the bonfire also risk being turned away, he said.
Blog text (2) -
He was apparently driving a golf cart while intoxicated last week and struck another cart.
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We value a clear mind and a healthy, strong body; we don't intoxicate ourselves with alcohol, drugs, unhealthy food, or the misuse of technology.
Academic text (2005) -
As the meal progressed, the coachman grew tipsy, intoxicated by the inn's wine and his own words.
Fiction book (1992) -
He was intoxicated after attending a party with too much alcohol.
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The bartender refused to serve her more drinks because he thought she was intoxicated.
Synonyms
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8.8
Make someone drunk
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7.2
To give someone a substance to make them sleep or act differently
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To make someone drunk or to get drunk from alcohol
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To give someone a drug that makes them very sleepy or unconscious
To give someone alcohol so they become drunk
How Intoxicated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intoxicate comes from the old parts in- 'into' and toxicum 'poison', the same root as toxic. So to intoxicate originally meant to put 'poison' into someone, which is why today it means to make someone drunk or harmed by alcohol or drugs.