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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Intoxication

/ĭnˌ-täkˌ-sək-āsh'-ən/ · In·tox·i·ca·tion · IPA /ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/
01 n. A poisoning, as by a alcoholic or a narcotic substance.
  1. 1.
    A poisoning, as by a alcoholic or a narcotic substance.(Med.)
  2. 2.
    The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.
  3. 3.
    A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
    “That secret intoxication of pleasure.” — Spectator.