verb
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To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
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To excite to enthusiasm or madness.
adjective
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(of a substance) Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant.
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Very exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.
Examples of intoxicating in a Sentence
The sale of intoxicating liquors is licensed only in incorporated cities and towns.
License to sell intoxicating liquors is subject to a graduated tax.
For several years previous to 1876 a clause of the constitution prohibited the sale of intoxicating liquors within the state.
North Dakota is one of the few American states whose constitution forbids the manufacture, importation 2 or sale of intoxicating liquors.
From the corner of her eye she saw them approach, but the amber gaze held hers in its intoxicating grip.
Even music may be intoxicating.
The juice extracted by tapping the great aloe before flowering was fermented into an intoxicating drink about the strength of beer, octli, by the Spaniards called pulque.
The port is free except for a small duty on alcoholic liquors and intoxicating drugs.
Payment on account of the conveyance of electors to or from the poll; payment for any committee room in excess of a prescribed number; the incurring of expenses in and about the election beyond a certain maximum; employing, for the conveyance of electors to or from the poll, hackney carriages or carriages kept for hire; payments for bands, flags, cockades, &c.; employing for payment persons at the election beyond the prescribed number; printing and publishing bills, placards or posters which do not disclose the name and address of the printer or publisher; using as committee rooms or for meetings any licensed premises, or any premises where food or drink is ordinarily sold for consumption on the premises, or any club premises where intoxicating liquor is supplied to members.
As a rule the Papuans have no intoxicating drink and do not know the art of fermenting palm-sap or cane-juice.
The scent of his blood was more intoxicating than a shitload of vodka on a Friday night.
As a lover, Capricorn is willing to experiment and try just about anything once, but he’s also willing to laugh at himself; that’s quite an intoxicating mix in the bedroom.
His body was solid and strong, the sensations of his skin against hers and his scents intoxicating her.
His kisses were intoxicating, and this was no place to loose control.
When carried to excess it becomes an inveterate habit; but this happens chiefly in individuals of weak will-power, who would just as easily become the victims of intoxicating drinks, and who are practically moral imbeciles, often addicted also to other forms of depravity.
The medicinal and intoxicating properties of hemp have probably been known in Oriental countries from a very early period.
She nuzzled his neck, the scent of his blood intoxicating enough that her body relaxed in response.
Her scent became intoxicating as she drew closer, and he could hear the blood rushing through her veins.
Before the passage of the state prohibition law Waycross secured virtual prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors by requiring a large liquor license fee ($20,000 in 1883, increased to $30,000 in 1892).
It is probable that the discovery that an intoxicating and pleasant beverage could be made from grape juice was purely accidental, and that it arose from observations made in connexion with crushed or bruised wild grapes, much as the manufacture of beer, or in its earliest form, mead, may be traced back to the accidental fermentation of wild honey.
The commissioners of Inland Revenue pay into the Bank of England, to an account called " the local taxation account," the sums ascertained to be the proceeds of the duties collected by them in each county on what are called local taxation licences, which include licences for the sale of intoxicating liquor, licences on dogs, guns, establishment licences, &c. The amount so ascertained to have been collected in each county is paid under direction of the Local Government Board to the council of that county.
He has all the powers of a court of quarter sessions in a county, including the power to hear appeals from the borough justices; but to this there are a few exceptions, notably the power to grant licences for the sale of intoxicating liquor.
The local administration of justice devolving upon the justices in quarter or petty sessions is hardly a matter of local government, although in one important respect, that, namely, of the licensing of premises for the sale of intoxicating liquors, it may be thought that the duties of justices fall within the scope of local government.
The agitation over prohibition dates from 1868; the act of that year organizing a customs district forbade the importation and sale of firearms, ammunition and distilled spirits; the Organic Act of 1884 extended this prohibition to all intoxicating liquors.
The manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors except for medical, scientific and mechanical purposes were prohibited by a constitutional amendment adopted in 1880.
The provision of the law permitting the sale of whisky for medicinal, scientific or mechanical purposes was repealed by a law of 1909 prohibiting the sale, manufacture or barter of spirituous, malt, vinous or any other intoxicating liquors within the state.
Faxon, who in 1882 secured a negative vote by the town to the question whether "licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors"; subsequently there has been a similar vote each year.
In Scandinavia laws have been directed against the importation of intoxicating liquors into the Lapp country since 1723.
A state dispensary system for the sale of intoxicating liquors was authorized by the constitution, but the popular vote in 1908 was unfavourable to the continuance of the system, the sentiment seeming to be for rigid prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Under the Brice bill, passed in 1904 and amended in 1905, which gave the people of each county the choice between dispensary and prohibition, with the proviso that if they adopt the latter they must pay the extra taxes necessary to enforce it, several counties adopted prohibition; and in 1907 the state dispensary system was abolished, all impure liquors were declared contraband, each county was required to vote to prohibit the sale of liquors or to establish a dispensary, the sale of intoxicating liquors was forbidden outside of cities and towns, and sales may be made only through county dispensaries, which may not sell at night or on Sunday, or to inebriates or minors.
They are without intoxicating liquors and are said to commit no crimes.
Jackson was settled about 1820, incorporated as a town in 1823, chartered as a city in 1854, and in 1907 received a new charter by which the sale of intoxicating liquors is forever prohibited.
A homestead of a head of a family to the value of $1000 is exempt from forced sale except for the collection of taxes, debts contracted for its purchase or in making improvements upon it, or fines for voting out of the election district, for carrying concealed weapons, or for giving away or selling intoxicating liquors on election days.
Both the sale and the manufacture of intoxicating drinks are prohibited by law.
The palm, Arenga saccharifera, furnishes gemuti fibres for ropes; its juice is manufactured into sugar and a beverage called sagueir; and intoxicating drinks are prepared from several other palms.
Druids Fantasy contains a natural source of D-lysergic acid amide, together with intoxicating herbal extracts, for a truly visionary experience.
An equally wondrous tho less intoxicating beverage can be prepared from the beans of the Cocoa Plant.
Amor Amor 30ml EDT Amor Amor is an intoxicating and seductive love potion, sheer delectation.
Recommended viewing for all the family " - The Guardian " This is a refreshingly down-to-earth parents ' guide to intoxicating substances.
The mixture of uncontrollable laughter on courts where everyone was trying their hardest to win, was at time intoxicating to watch.
Mind you there was hardly any drinking of intoxicating liquor.
He vetoed in 1854 a bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors (which was declared unconstitutional almost immediately after its reenactment in 1855), and in consequence he was defeated in 1854 for re-election as governor by Myron Holley Clark (1806-1892), the Whig and temperance candidate.
Among the natives, more especially of the interior, an innate restlessness which leads to a life of spasmodic nomadism, poverty, insufficient nourishment, an incredible improvidence which induces them to convert into intoxicating liquor a large portion of their annual crops, feasts of a semi-religious character which are invariably accompanied by prolonged drunken orgies, and certain superstitions which necessitate the frequent procuration of abortion, have contributed to check the growth of population.
They aren't terribly common, but they are nearly intoxicating to look at.
Fleurissimo is one such scent; not only is it said to be a favorite of Madonna and the late actress Grace Kelly, it boasts an intoxicating mixture of floral notes, including rose, lilac, violet and tuberose.
It plays off of the shadowy shades of the eye makeup for an overall intoxicating look.
It can be tricky, but if you're careful you will be rewarded with a gorgeous plant with intoxicating blooms that fill your home with its perfume.
Thankfully, it drank wonderfully with an intoxicating nose, perfect balance and quintessentially Burgundy flavors.
The Volstead Act of 1920 banned "the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors."
The sheer bikini sits at the top of our list because this swim style manages to be both naughty and nice; an intoxicating mix by almost any standard.