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1. intoxicate
verb. ['ˌɪnˈtɑːksəˌkeɪt'] make drunk (with alcoholic drinks).
Synonyms
- soak
- inebriate
- affect
- befuddle
Antonyms
- sell
- nondrinker
- stand still
- strengthen
Etymology
- intoxicātus (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Intoxicate
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- adjudicate
- advocate
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- aluminosilicate
- authenticate
- bifurcate
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- cheapskate
- communicate
- complicate
- confiscate
- dedicate
- deprecate
- domesticate
- duplicate
- educate
- educate
- equivocate
Example sentences of the word intoxicate
1. Verb, base form
In order to be found guilty, the person must possess enough of a drug to intoxicate him.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Some intoxicate with their fragrance, while others do not smell at all.
Quotes containing the word intoxicate
1. A little learning is a dangerous thing.Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring;There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,and drinking largely sobers us again.
- Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
2. intoxicate
verb. ['ˌɪnˈtɑːksəˌkeɪt'] have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug.
Antonyms
- deteriorate
Etymology
- intoxicātus (Latin)
3. intoxicate
verb. ['ˌɪnˈtɑːksəˌkeɪt'] fill with high spirits; fill with optimism.
Synonyms
- pick up
- inebriate
- lift up
- shake
- puff
- tickle pink
- excite
- beatify
- rejoice
- stir
- thrill
- shake up
- exalt
- elate
- joy
- stimulate
- uplift
Antonyms
- exhale
- plain
- criticize
- desensitise
Etymology
- intoxicātus (Latin)