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intoxicate

/ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
in-tox-i-cate
IPA
/ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.

verb

To excite to enthusiasm or madness.

adj

Inebriated, intoxicated.

Obsolete

adj

Overexcited, as with joy or grief.

Obsolete

adj

Empoisoned, smeared with poison, rendered poisonous.

Obsolete

adj

Killed by poison.

Obsolete

adj

Caused by poison.

Obsolete

noun

One who is intoxicated.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: intoxicaten, toxicō, τοξικόν, intoxicat

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/
  • British English: /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

intoxicates (present, singular) intoxicating (participle, present) intoxicated (participle, past) intoxicated (past) more intoxicate (comparative) most intoxicate (superlative) intoxicates (plural)

Derived Forms

autointoxicate disintoxicate intoxicative lipointoxicate

Frequently Paired Words

intoxication intoxicant toxic toxicant

Synonyms

drunken get drunk inebriate awaken exhilarate animate electrify enflame enkindle enthrill exagitate excite

Questions

How do you pronounce intoxicate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/.
What does intoxicate mean?
To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
Where does intoxicate come from?
It is traced to Middle English. First known use: First attested in 1450.

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