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INTOXICATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "intoxicate" is one way to...):

poison (administer poison to)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

intoxicant (a drug that can produce a state of intoxication)

intoxicant (causing intoxication)

intoxication (a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol)

intoxication (the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

Synonyms:

inebriate; intoxicate; soak

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "intoxicate" is one way to...):

affect (act physically on; have an effect upon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intoxicate"):

befuddle; fuddle (make stupid with alcohol)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)

intoxication (a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

Example:

Music can uplift your spirits

Synonyms:

elate; intoxicate; lift up; pick up; uplift

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "intoxicate" is one way to...):

excite; shake; shake up; stimulate; stir (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of)

Cause:

joy; rejoice (feel happiness or joy)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intoxicate"):

beatify (make blessedly happy)

puff (make proud or conceited)

beatify; exalt; exhilarate; inebriate; thrill; tickle pink (fill with sublime emotion)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

The good news will intoxicate her

The performance is likely to intoxicate Sue

Derivation:

intoxication (excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety)

Credits

 Context examples: 

They had their limitations to forget, and when they were drunk, their dim, stupid spirits were even as gods, and each ruled in his heaven of intoxicated desire.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)