stupefy+with+drink

  • 1stupefy — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 make stupid or insensible (stupefied with drink). 2 stun with astonishment (the news was stupefying). Derivatives: stupefacient adj. & n. stupefaction n. stupefactive adj. stupefier n. stupefying adj. stupefyingly adv.… …

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  • 2Fox — Fox, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foxed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foxing}.] [See {Fox}, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.] 1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. [1913 Webster] I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed. Pepys. [1913 Webster] 2. To make… …

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  • 3Foxed — Fox Fox, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foxed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foxing}.] [See {Fox}, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.] 1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. [1913 Webster] I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed. Pepys. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 4Foxing — Fox Fox, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foxed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foxing}.] [See {Fox}, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.] 1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. [1913 Webster] I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed. Pepys. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 5besot — besottedly, adv. besottedness, n. besottingly, adv. /bi sot /, v.t., besotted, besotting. 1. to intoxicate or stupefy with drink. 2. to make stupid or foolish: a mind besotted with fear and superstition. 3. to infatuate; obsess: He is besotted by …

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  • 6besot — be•sot [[t]bɪˈsɒt[/t]] v. t. sot•ted, sot•ting. 1) to stupefy with drink 2) to make stupid or foolish, esp. with infatuation • Etymology: 1575–85 be•sot′ted•ly, adv. be•sot′ted•ness, n. be•sot′ting•ly, adv …

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  • 7fuddle — v. a. Intoxicate, inebriate, muddle, make drunk, stupefy with drink …

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  • 8besot — /bəˈsɒt/ (say buh sot), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (besotted, besotting) 1. to infatuate. 2. to make stupid or foolish. 3. to stupefy with drink. {be + sot} …

  • 9befuddle — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bewilder, make drunk, inebriate, muddle; see confuse , intoxicate 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. confuse, muddle, mix up, confound, perplex, fluster, stupefy, boggle, rattle. ANT.: clear one s mind, sober III (Roget s …

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  • 10fuddle — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. befuddle, confuse, muddle, puzzle, intoxicate, inebriate, stupefy, make drunk, confound; see also confuse . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound,… …

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