INTOXICATED

intoxicated, drunk, inebriated, ripped, gone

(adjective) stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); “a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors”; “helplessly inebriated”

intoxicated, drunk

(adjective) as if under the influence of alcohol; “felt intoxicated by her success”; “drunk with excitement”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

intoxicated (comparative more intoxicated, superlative most intoxicated)

Stupefied by alcohol, drunk.

Stupefied by any chemical substance.

Synonyms

• See also drunk

Verb

intoxicated

simple past tense and past participle of intoxicate

Source: Wiktionary


INTOXICATE

In*tox"i*cate, a. Etym: [LL. intoxicatus, p. p. of intoxicare to drug or poison; pref. in- in + L. toxicum a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr. Toxic.]

1. Intoxicated.

2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief. Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; I am well enough. Chapman.

In*tox"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intoxicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intoxicating.]

1. To poison; to drug. South.

2. To make drunk; to inebriate; to excite or to stupefy by strong drink or by a narcotic substance. With new wine inoxicated both. Milton.

3. To excite to a transport of enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness; to elate unduly or excessively. Intoxicated with the sound of those very bells. G. Eliot. They are not intoxicated by military success. Jowett (Thuc. ).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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