Polyglot Dictionary

intoxicar

/ĩtoksiˈkaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present (eu)
intoxico
preterite (eu)
intoxiquei
past participle
intoxicado

Meaning

  1. to poison

    • Intoxicou-se com gás.

      He was poisoned by gas.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

envenenar

intoxicar is more general or medical, like alcohol intoxication; envenenar is more specifically about poison or venom — both mean "to poison."

Similar in other languages

German

vergiften

vergiften is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to poison."

Spanish

emponzoñar

emponzoñar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to poison."

Spanish

envenenar

envenenar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to poison."

Practice

1 What does intoxicar mean?

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