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Meaning of intoxicate in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪnˈtɑksəkeɪt/

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  1. Verb

    intoxicate

    Etymology

    late Middle English (in the sense ‘poison’): from medieval Latin intoxicare, from in-‘into’ + toxicare‘to poison’, from Latin toxicum (see toxic)

    Definitions

    1. fill with high spirits

    Examples

    • « fill with optimism »
    • « Music can uplift your spirits »

    Antonyms

    • depress
    • deject
    • cast down
    • get down
    • dismay
    • dispirit
    • demoralize
    • demoralise
  2. 2. make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
  3. 3. have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug

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