In*tox`i*ca"tion (?), n.
1. (Med.) A poisoning, as by a spirituous
or a narcotic substance.
2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk;
inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making
drunk.
2. A high excitement of mind; an elation
which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
That secret intoxication of
pleasure.
Spectator.
Syn. -- Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety;
infatuation; delirium. See Drunkenness.