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