Main Entry: ²in·tox·i·cate

Pronunciation: \-sə-ˌkāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): in·tox·i·cat·ed; in·tox·i·cat·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin intoxicatus, past participle of intoxicare, from Latin in- + toxicum poison — more at toxic

Date: 15th century

1 : poison
2 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