Intoxicate
verb
To make someone drunk by giving them a lot of alcohol.
He got intoxicated at the party last night.
Often appears as...
- heavily intoxicated
- become intoxicated
verb
To excite or please someone to the point where they lose control of their normal behavior.
The audience was intoxicated by his charming performance.
Often appears as...
- intoxicated by success
- intoxicated with power
verb
To poison someone or make them ill with a harmful substance.
The factory's waste has intoxicated local wildlife.
Often appears as...
- intoxicated by fumes
- food can intoxicate
Usage tips
Disapproving
Technical
verb
To make someone drunk by giving them a lot of alcohol.
He got intoxicated at the party last night.
Often appears as...
- heavily intoxicated
- become intoxicated
verb
To excite or please someone to the point where they lose control of their normal behavior.
The audience was intoxicated by his charming performance.
Often appears as...
- intoxicated by success
- intoxicated with power
verb
To poison someone or make them ill with a harmful substance.
The factory's waste has intoxicated local wildlife.
Often appears as...
- intoxicated by fumes
- food can intoxicate
Usage tips
Disapproving
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Alcohol Effects
Refers to effects of alcohol, not just any intoxicating substance.
When she drinks wine, it doesn't take much to intoxicate her.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Collocations
'Heavily intoxicated' suggests extreme drunkenness, often used in formal or medical contexts.
After the accident, the driver was found to be heavily intoxicated.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Different cultures have varied views on intoxication; use the word respectfully.
In his culture, being seen intoxicated is considered disgraceful.
Pro Tip 1/3Alcohol Effects
Refers to effects of alcohol, not just any intoxicating substance.
When she drinks wine, it doesn't take much to intoxicate her.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Collocations
'Heavily intoxicated' suggests extreme drunkenness, often used in formal or medical contexts.
After the accident, the driver was found to be heavily intoxicated.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Different cultures have varied views on intoxication; use the word respectfully.
In his culture, being seen intoxicated is considered disgraceful.
Pro Tip 1/3Alcohol Effects
Refers to effects of alcohol, not just any intoxicating substance.
When she drinks wine, it doesn't take much to intoxicate her.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Collocations
'Heavily intoxicated' suggests extreme drunkenness, often used in formal or medical contexts.
After the accident, the driver was found to be heavily intoxicated.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Different cultures have varied views on intoxication; use the word respectfully.
In his culture, being seen intoxicated is considered disgraceful.
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Video examples
Living with Urban Lions...
why do we put nature's creation you know it's either/or if it makes more money you know let's convert it my introduction to conservation was at a very young age I left high school and I was completely intoxicated by a book I read by dr. Iain douglas-hamilton it was called living with elephants I don't
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Safari Live - Day 129 PIPE...
flying you shouldn't be drinking or driving you should be doing any of those things shall we take a moment seeing as though it is the festive season for those of you traveling please be careful out on the roads a vibe alive take it easy no need to speed no need to intoxicate yourself and and do any
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Disorderly Conduct PIPE...
good alright I'm gonna release you these two that love you man all right thank you guys taking em okay did you want your Road cones oh all right so not only for probably ten eight he's been given a DC warning advice he comes back out in his underwear intoxicated I'm gonna arrest
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Too Drunk to Fight Back...
while don't you Johnny but sometimes it gives us a hard time we have to wrastling around stuff but like anybody else nobody wants to go to jail daily Johnny how intoxicated are you I'm just gonna be honest with ya for six years of yeah Johnny knows that if he does
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Marla Spivak: Why bees...
it's only the seed that's coated with the insecticide, and so a smaller concentration moves through the plant and gets into the pollen and nectar, and if a bee consumes this lower dose, either nothing happens or the bee becomes intoxicated and disoriented
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
law enforcement wasn't available on the weekends. Listen. I don't have anybody to send out there. Um, obviously if he comes inside the residence and assaults you, can you ask him to go away? Or do you know if he is intoxicated or anything?
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James Robertson: The...
hopelessly intoxicated or highlights that's a highlight in it in and of itself being somebody quite familiar with the jungle one cannot look at human behavior in that war without encountering the human of Abraham
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The critical role...
especially heroin, out in the open, putting us and the community in direct contact with the drug trade and use on a daily basis. And so inside the library, it is routine to see people visibly intoxicated on
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Patrolling Arctic Man PIPE...
man he's on the lookout for a different version of wildlife it's not long before quiz spots an intoxicated man stumbling down the road okay that's our guy
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What Happens When Cats...
inherited even big cats such as leopards and tigers react in the same intoxicated wave
Video examples
Living with Urban Lions...
why do we put nature's creation you know it's either/or if it makes more money you know let's convert it my introduction to conservation was at a very young age I left high school and I was completely intoxicated by a book I read by dr. Iain douglas-hamilton it was called living with elephants I don't
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 129 PIPE...
flying you shouldn't be drinking or driving you should be doing any of those things shall we take a moment seeing as though it is the festive season for those of you traveling please be careful out on the roads a vibe alive take it easy no need to speed no need to intoxicate yourself and and do any
Video examples
Disorderly Conduct PIPE...
good alright I'm gonna release you these two that love you man all right thank you guys taking em okay did you want your Road cones oh all right so not only for probably ten eight he's been given a DC warning advice he comes back out in his underwear intoxicated I'm gonna arrest
Video examples
Too Drunk to Fight Back...
while don't you Johnny but sometimes it gives us a hard time we have to wrastling around stuff but like anybody else nobody wants to go to jail daily Johnny how intoxicated are you I'm just gonna be honest with ya for six years of yeah Johnny knows that if he does
Video examples
Marla Spivak: Why bees...
it's only the seed that's coated with the insecticide, and so a smaller concentration moves through the plant and gets into the pollen and nectar, and if a bee consumes this lower dose, either nothing happens or the bee becomes intoxicated and disoriented
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
law enforcement wasn't available on the weekends. Listen. I don't have anybody to send out there. Um, obviously if he comes inside the residence and assaults you, can you ask him to go away? Or do you know if he is intoxicated or anything?
Video examples
James Robertson: The...
hopelessly intoxicated or highlights that's a highlight in it in and of itself being somebody quite familiar with the jungle one cannot look at human behavior in that war without encountering the human of Abraham
Video examples
The critical role...
especially heroin, out in the open, putting us and the community in direct contact with the drug trade and use on a daily basis. And so inside the library, it is routine to see people visibly intoxicated on
Video examples
Patrolling Arctic Man PIPE...
man he's on the lookout for a different version of wildlife it's not long before quiz spots an intoxicated man stumbling down the road okay that's our guy
Video examples
What Happens When Cats...
inherited even big cats such as leopards and tigers react in the same intoxicated wave
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Sharon Salzberg
American Author
What is important is not getting intoxicated with a good feeling or getting intoxicated even with an insight. These take many forms in our practice. We go through times of great release, where there has been physical holding for what feels like forever, and something opens up and releases.
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Cat Stevens
British Musician
I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger than life, so I wanted to live larger than life, and the only way to do that was to be intoxicated.
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William Cobbett
English Politician
The great security of all is to eat little and to drink nothing that intoxicates. He that eats till he is full is little better than a beast, and he that drinks till he is drunk is quite a beast.
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Rima Fakih
American Clergyman
I went out with some old friends and we were having fun. A couple of them were very intoxicated. When I went to leave, I refused to let them drive. So when I got pulled over, I was the driver.
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Mark Helprin
American Novelist
The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them like pearls that hit the floor when the rope breaks, and roll away in perfection and anarchy.
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Charles Caleb Colton
English Writer
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.
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Billy Eichner
American Comedian
When I was child, I was intoxicated by celebrities, showbiz and theatre, but from a child's perspective, where they seem far away.
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David Attenborough
British Journalist
I'm not an animal lover if that means you think things are nice if you can pat them, but I am intoxicated by animals.
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Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Mexican Director
When I have been exposed to so many films that are so bad, my soul gets crushed. I just feel intoxicated.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
People intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are.
Quote examples
Sharon Salzberg
American Author
What is important is not getting intoxicated with a good feeling or getting intoxicated even with an insight. These take many forms in our practice. We go through times of great release, where there has been physical holding for what feels like forever, and something opens up and releases.
Quote examples
Cat Stevens
British Musician
I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger than life, so I wanted to live larger than life, and the only way to do that was to be intoxicated.
Quote examples
William Cobbett
English Politician
The great security of all is to eat little and to drink nothing that intoxicates. He that eats till he is full is little better than a beast, and he that drinks till he is drunk is quite a beast.
Quote examples
Rima Fakih
American Clergyman
I went out with some old friends and we were having fun. A couple of them were very intoxicated. When I went to leave, I refused to let them drive. So when I got pulled over, I was the driver.
Quote examples
Mark Helprin
American Novelist
The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them like pearls that hit the floor when the rope breaks, and roll away in perfection and anarchy.
Quote examples
Charles Caleb Colton
English Writer
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.
Quote examples
Billy Eichner
American Comedian
When I was child, I was intoxicated by celebrities, showbiz and theatre, but from a child's perspective, where they seem far away.
Quote examples
David Attenborough
British Journalist
I'm not an animal lover if that means you think things are nice if you can pat them, but I am intoxicated by animals.
Quote examples
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Mexican Director
When I have been exposed to so many films that are so bad, my soul gets crushed. I just feel intoxicated.
Quote examples
Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
People intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are.
Example 1 of 10
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