intoxicate
/ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/verb
with obj.［usu. as adj. intoxicated］
1- (of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behaviour（酒或毒品）使醉; 使麻醉。
1.1
- poison使中毒。
1.2
- figurative excite or exhilarate〈喻〉使兴奋, 使欣喜, 使陶醉, 使激动不已：
he was intoxicated by cinema.
电影使他陶醉。
派生词
intoxication
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'poison'）： from medieval Latin intoxicare, from in- 'into' + toxicare 'to poison'， from Latin toxicum （see TOXIC）.