intoxicate

A verb used to indicate the act of making someone drunk, or to excite or exhilarate someone to a high degree.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по приведению кого-либо в состояние опьянения или сильного возбуждения и восторга.esVerbo que se usa para indicar la acción de llevar a alguien a un estado de embriaguez o de gran excitación y entusiasmo.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de mettre quelqu'un dans un état d'ivresse ou d'excitation intense, ou de susciter un vif enthousiasme et un grand plaisir.deVerb, das bezeichnet, jemanden in einen Rauschzustand zu versetzen oder ihn stark zu erregen und zu begeistern.ptVerbo usado para indicar o ato de deixar alguém embriagado ou sob efeito de uma substância tóxica, ou, figuradamente, de excitar intensamente alguém, intoxicando-o de prazer, entusiasmo ou admiração.zh动词，指使某人醉或中毒，也指使人极度兴奋、陶醉或着迷。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إحداث حالة من السُّكْر أو إفقاد الشخص وعيه وتمييزه بسبب الشراب أو المخدر، وكذلك على إثارته ونقله إلى حالة من النشوة والانفعال الشديد.

1. Fill with exhilaration B2 informal

   To fill someone with excitement, happiness, or enthusiasm.

   • The music intoxicated the crowd with its energy.
   • She was intoxicated by the thrill of victory.
   • The beauty of the sunset intoxicated them completely.

   ruОпьянятьesEmbriagar de entusiasmofrEnivrer d'exaltationdeBerauschenptEmbriagarzh使陶醉arيُسكِر

   Synonymes: bewitchcaptivateelateenchantenraptureentranceexhilaratethrill

   Antonymes: dejectdepressdiscouragedisheartendispirit

2. Make drunk B1 formal

   To cause someone to be under the influence of alcohol, resulting in loss of control.

   • The strong wine quickly intoxicated him.
   • He was intoxicated after only two drinks.
   • The party guests became intoxicated as the night went on.

   ruОпьянятьesEmborracharfrEnivrerdeBetrunken machenptEmbriagarzh使醉arإسكار

   Synonymes: befuddlebesotfuddleinebriatestupefy

   Antonymes: sober

3. Affect by a drug or substance B1 formal medical

   To have a stimulating or stupefying effect on someone, typically through a chemical substance.

   • The drug can intoxicate users and impair judgment.
   • Some plants contain substances that intoxicate animals.
   • He was intoxicated by the fumes from the chemical spill.

   ruОпьянятьesIntoxicar por sustancia químicafrIntoxiquer (par une substance)deBerauschenptIntoxicarzh使麻醉arيُسكِر

   Synonymes: befuddledopedruginebriatestupefy

• intoxicated past participle
• intoxicated past simple
• intoxicating present participle
• intoxicates third person singular