1. to make drunk with alcohol or drugs
2. to excite or exhilarate greatly
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The wine began to intoxicate him after just two glasses.
• It is illegal to intoxicate minors with alcohol.
• The beauty of the sunset seemed to intoxicate the young poet.
• Success can intoxicate people and make them overconfident.
• The perfume of the flowers intoxicated her senses.
• He was careful not to let power intoxicate him.
• The drug will intoxicate users within minutes of consumption.