intoxicate

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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/

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intoxicate (third-person singular simple present intoxicates, present participle intoxicating, simple past and past participle intoxicated)

1. To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.

   Synonyms: drunken, get drunk, inebriate

2. To excite to enthusiasm or madness.

   Synonyms: awaken, exhilarate; see also Thesaurus:thrill

• intoxication
• intoxicant
• toxic
• toxicant

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).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɒksɪkət/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɑksɪkət/

intoxicate (comparative more intoxicate, superlative most intoxicate) (obsolete)

1. Inebriated, intoxicated.

   Synonyms: chemically inconvenienced; see also Thesaurus:drunk

2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief.

   Synonyms: fever-pitched, highwrought; see also Thesaurus:enthusiastic

   • 1605 August (first performance), Geo[rge] Chapman, Ben Ionson, Ioh[n] Marston, Eastward Hoe. […], London: […] [George Eld] for William Aspley, published September 1605, →OCLC, (please specify the page):

     Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; / I am well enough.

3. (of a weapon or drug) Empoisoned, smeared with poison, rendered poisonous.
4. Killed by poison.
5. (of a disease) Caused by poison.

intoxicate (plural intoxicates) (obsolete)

1. One who is intoxicated.

• excitation

intoxicate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of intoxicar combined with te