1
as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
the stunning spectacle of this Las Vegas show is sure to intoxicate spectators
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2
as in to delight
to fill with great joy
she was intoxicated by the news that she'd gotten the job of her dreams
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Recent Examples of intoxicate
He was charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
Watching another human being enraptured with joy can be intoxicating — often literally.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
The Illinois Senate last year overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban intoxicating hemp products like delta-8 while a regulatory regime could be put together.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Timberlake initially pleaded not guilty to the previous charge of driving while intoxicated, which could have carried a sentence of up to a year in jail.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
Watching another human being enraptured with joy can be intoxicating — often literally.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
The Illinois Senate last year overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban intoxicating hemp products like delta-8 while a regulatory regime could be put together.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Timberlake initially pleaded not guilty to the previous charge of driving while intoxicated, which could have carried a sentence of up to a year in jail.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxicate
Verb
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Research published in Experimental & Molecular Medicine shows that the mesolimbic dopamine system is excited by both rewarding and stressful stimuli.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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And for me, ‘G.I. Jane’ was definitely one of those that excited me, challenged me emotionally, but certainly physically.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Since 1986, Dolores and Lupe Mendez have been delighting South Siders with soul-satisfying breakfast tacos and other early-morning staples like huevos rancheros.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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The players’ receptiveness to the nickname delights Liam.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Poles is thrilled with the vision Ben Johnson has set over the past month.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Still, following a high-profile premiere in this year’s Berlinale Special section, festival programmers and more experimentally inclined distributors should thrill to the new film’s sensory and political potency.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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The play ignited the crowd and elated his coach, who ran over and embraced Aidan Mahaney at the scorer’s table.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2025
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But hearing those very industrial and harsh sounds for the first time was such an elating feeling.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2024
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Her ability to electrify an audience—whether in an intimate club or a massive event—has always been part of her magic.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
21 Feb. 2025
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Pit stop not a dead end For now, the plan to electrify the fleet is technically in place in both counties.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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The idea of her as terrifying emerged from her writing, which irritated, flustered, enraptured and dazzled the literary world for half a century.—
Katie Roiphe Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Watching another human being enraptured with joy can be intoxicating — often literally.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Intoxicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxicate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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