intoxicateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/
• (General American) IPA: /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/

動詞

intoxicate (third-person singular simple present intoxicates, present participle intoxicating, simple past and past participle intoxicated)

1. To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.

   Synonyms: drunken, get drunk, inebriate

2. To excite to enthusiasm or madness.

   Synonyms: awaken, exhilarate; see also Thesaurus:thrill

派生語

関連する語

• intoxication
• intoxicant
• toxic
• toxicant

語源 2

First attested in 1425, in 中期英語; from 中期英語 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).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪnˈtɒksɪkət/
• (General American) IPA: /ɪnˈtɑksɪkət/

形容詞

intoxicate (comparative more intoxicate, superlative most intoxicate) (obsolete)

1. Inebriated, intoxicated.

   Synonyms: chemically inconvenienced; see also Thesaurus:drunk

2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief.

   Synonyms: fever-pitched, highwrought; see also Thesaurus:enthusiastic

   • 1605 August (first performance), Geo[rge] Chapman, Ben Ionson, Ioh[n] Marston, Eastward Hoe. […], London: […] [George Eld] for William Aspley, published September 1605, →OCLC, (please specify the page):

     Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; / I am well enough.

3. (of a weapon or drug) Empoisoned, smeared with poison, rendered poisonous.
4. Killed by poison.
5. (of a disease) Caused by poison.

名詞

intoxicate (plural intoxicates) (obsolete)

1. One who is intoxicated.

アナグラム

• excitation