Dictionary entries for 'intoxicated'

Synonyms

besotted
crapulent
crapulous
drunk
drunken
inebriate
inebriated
sodden
tipsy

in·tox·i·cate (ĭn-tŏḱsĭ-kāt́)

[Middle English, to poison, from Medieval Latin intoxicāre, intoxicāt-, Latin in-, in; see in–², + Late Latin toxicāre, to smear with poison (from Latin toxicum, poison; see toxic).]

verb: -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.

transitive verb

To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol.
To stimulate or excite: “a man whom life intoxicates, who has no need of wine” (Anaïs Nin)
To poison.

intransitive verb

To cause stupefaction, stimulation, or excitement by or as if by use of a chemical substance: “The notion of Holy War is showing that it has not yet lost all its power to intoxicate and to inflame” (Conor Cruise O'Brien)

derivatives

in·tox́i·cat́ing·ly: adverb
in·tox́i·cátive: adjective
in·tox́i·cátor: noun

verb: -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.

transitive verb

intransitive verb

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition