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adjective
- 1. (of alcoholic drink or a drug) liable to cause intoxication. Similar Opposite
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1. a. : to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished. b. : to excite or elate to the point of enthusiasm or frenzy. 2. : poison. intoxicate. 2 of 2. adjective. in· tox· i· cate in-ˈtäk-si-kət. archaic. : intoxicated sense 1. Did you know?
INTOXICATING definition: 1. (of a substance) able to make you lose some control of your actions or behaviour: 2. (of an…. Learn more.
Intoxicating definition: causing or capable of causing intoxication. See examples of INTOXICATING used in a sentence.
(of alcohol or another drug) to make someone lose some control of their actions or behaviour: The plant has the power to heal or intoxicate. It took surprisingly little drink to intoxicate him. to make someone excited, happy, and slightly out of control: Their music never fails to intoxicate me.
Something that's intoxicating is exciting and a bit disorienting. The intoxicating smell of your mom's lasagna might make you forget momentarily that you said you'd meet a friend for pizza. The adjective intoxicating is perfect for describing things that exhilarate or thrill you.
to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, especially to excite or stupefy with liquor. to make enthusiastic; elate strongly, as by intoxicants; exhilarate: The prospect of success intoxicated him. Pathology. to poison.
Definition of intoxicating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
/ɪnˈtɑksəkeɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: intoxicated; intoxicating; intoxicates. Alcohol's effect on most people, especially when they drink too much of it, is to intoxicate them. If you're not used to drinking, a glass of Champagne may intoxicate you. Beer, wine, and hard liquor can all intoxicate those who drink them.
v.tr. 1. a. To impair the physical and mental faculties of (a person) by means of alcohol or a drug or other chemical substance: served strong cocktails that intoxicated all the guests. b. To damage physiologically by means of a chemical substance; poison: birds that were intoxicated by pesticides. 2.
If you describe something as intoxicating, you mean that it makes you feel a strong sense of excitement or happiness.
