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Drunken vs Intoxicate - What's the difference?

drunken | intoxicate |

As adjectives the difference between drunken and intoxicate

is that drunken is drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage while intoxicate is (obsolete) intoxicated.

As verbs the difference between drunken and intoxicate

is that drunken is while intoxicate is to stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.

drunken

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage
  • * "What'll we do with the drunken sailor, ..."
  • drunken''' noodles; '''drunken''' duck; '''drunken fried rice

    Synonyms

    * drunk; see also

    Derived terms

    * drunken noodles

    intoxicate

    English

    Verb

    (intoxicat)
  • To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
  • Synonyms

    * (to stupefy) inebriate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Intoxicated.
  • (obsolete) Overexcited, as with joy or grief.
  • * Chapman
  • Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; / I am well enough.

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