单词 | auto-intoxicate |
释义 | > as lemmasauto-intoxicate auto-intoxicate v. Brit. /ˌɔːtəʊɪnˈtɒksᵻkeɪt/ , U.S. /ˌɔdoʊᵻnˈtɑksəˌkeɪt/ , /ˌɑdoʊᵻnˈtɑksəˌkeɪt/ [ < auto- comb. form1 + intoxicate v., after autointoxication n.] transitive to cause autointoxication in; frequently figurative.ΚΠ 1900 Carolina Med. Jrnl. Apr. 123 As has been aptly said, the followers of this cult have been auto-intoxicated with their own verbiage. 1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience i. 13 If we adopt the assumption,..Carlyle was undoubtedly auto-intoxicated by some organ or other, no matter which. 2005 B. Hatlen in M. Lenz & C. Scott His Dark Materials Illuminated v. 88 Most readers still come away from Paradise Lost with a sense that ‘God’ is auto-intoxicated with His own power, willing to tolerate enormous human suffering. < as lemmas |
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