intoxicate

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/    /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who is intoxicated. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
  2. To excite to enthusiasm or madness.
形容词 adj.
  1. Inebriated, intoxicated. obsolete
  2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief. obsolete
    — Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; / I am well enough.
  3. Empoisoned, smeared with poison, rendered poisonous. obsolete
  4. Killed by poison. obsolete
  5. Caused by poison. obsolete

词形变化

intoxicates present,singular,third-person intoxicating participle,present intoxicated participle,past intoxicated past more intoxicate comparative most intoxicate superlative intoxicates plural

词源

词源 1
First attested in 1450, in Middle English; from Middle English intoxicaten, from intoxicat(e) (“(of a weapon or drug) smeared, anointed or filled with poison; (of a human being, animal) poisoned, intoxicated”, also used as the past participle of intoxicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from intoxicātus, perfect passive participle of intoxicō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Late Latin toxicō (“to smear, anoint with poison”), from toxicus (“toxic, poisonous”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón). By surface analysis, in- + toxic + -ate.
词源 2
First attested in 1425, in Middle English; from Middle English intoxicat(e) (“(of a weapon or drug) smeared, anointed or filled with poison; (of a human being, animal) poisoned, intoxicated”, also used as the past participle of intoxicaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. The noun was derived by substantivization from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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