intoxicate

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/

verb

  • 1 [with object] (usually as adjective intoxicated) (of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behaviour: he was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated
  • excite or exhilarate (someone): he became intoxicated with his own power
  • 2 archaic poison (someone).

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'poison'): from medieval Latin intoxicare, from in- 'into' + toxicare 'to poison', from Latin toxicum (see toxic)