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intoxicate

[in-tok-si-keyt, in-tok-suh-kit, -keyt] / ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪt, ɪnˈtɒk sə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /








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Drawing breath for speech seems to intoxicate him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023

In other words, it seems to intoxicate them in a way that makes them vulnerable.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2022

These aren’t pleasant feelings, but any strong and pure distillation, even of fear, can intoxicate us.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2020

The tech industry doesn’t intoxicate us like it did just a few years ago.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2020

In Parsifal, his agenda was spiritual rather than physical, and the technique he relied on to intoxicate the listener is called chromaticism.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall