intoxicate

/ɪnˈtɑksəkeɪt/

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. It's worth noting that in the fifteenth century, intoxicate meant "to poison." A less poisonous way to intoxicate is to "fill with delight or happiness." A gorgeous summer day might intoxicate you, or winning first prize in poetry contest.

Definitions of intoxicate

1. verb

   make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
   synonyms: inebriate, soak

   types:

   befuddle, fuddle

   make stupid with alcohol

   type of:

   affect

   act physically on; have an effect upon
2. verb

   have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug
   type of:

   poison

   administer poison to
3. verb

   fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
   synonyms: elate, lift up, pick up, uplift

   types:

   beatify

   make blessedly happy

   puff

   make proud or conceited

   beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink

   fill with sublime emotion

   type of:

   excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir

   stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of