intoxicate
/ˌɪnˈtɒksəˌkeɪt/in-TOK-suh-kayt
/ˌɪnˈtɑksəˌkeɪt/in-TAHK-suh-kayt
Meaningto poison
Common meaning: to make drunk
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- toxpoison for arrowsLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 812 (approximate) · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘in, into’ + ‘poison for arrows’ → intoxicate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek τοξικόν (φάρμακον) ‘poison for arrows’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry τοξικόν (φάρμακον), p. 812 · dictionary scan
Roots
- τοξικόν (φάρμακον) Greek “poison for arrows”
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