What is the root word of intoxication?
intoxicate (v.) mid-15c., "to poison" (obsolete), from Medieval Latin intoxicatus, past participle of intoxicare "to poison," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + Latin toxicare "to poison," from toxicum "poison" (see toxic).
: the condition of having physical or mental control markedly diminished by the effects of alcohol or drugs. drank to the point of intoxication. cocaine intoxication. : a strong excitement or elation.
Intoxicated can be a verb or an adjective.
For example, acute ingestion of ethanol may result in intoxication, which can cause death directly from its acute depressant effects and also through intoxication-related accidents and violence.
Substance intoxication is a transient condition of altered consciousness and behavior associated with recent use of a substance. It is often maladaptive and impairing, but reversible. If the symptoms are severe, the term "substance intoxication delirium" may be used.
(informal) Opposite of under the influence of alcohol. sober. straight. abstemious. temperate.
Being drunk in love is a feeling almost impossible to describe, yet so many of us have felt it. It's that giddiness you feel after a date. It's the butterflies in your stomach when you're with them. It's the rose-colored glasses you see them through. They are so perfect to you.
Sobriety: The state of being unaffected or not intoxicated by alcohol.
- Involuntary intoxication is the unknowing ingestion of some intoxicating liquor, drug, or other substance, caused by force or fraud. ...
- Voluntary intoxication is the willing ingestion or injection of any drink, drug, or other intoxicating substance that the defendant knows can produce an intoxicating effect.
Besides ethanol, which is found in alcoholic beverages,other types can be found in products, such as industrial applications, antifreeze products, disinfectants, and antiseptics. Binge drinking, having five or more alcoholic beverages, generally leads to alcohol intoxication.
What are the 3 stages of intoxication?
- Reduced Awareness, Information Processing, and Visual Acuity.
- Stages of Intoxication.
- Reduced Muscle Coordination (BAC = 0.09 to 0.25 percent)
- Confusion (BAC = 0.18 to 0.30 percent)
- Stupor (BAC = 0.25 to 0.49 percent)
- Coma (BAC = 0.35 to 0.50 percent)
- Death (BAC = 0.50 + percent)
bac- Meaning: rod-shaped. Origin: Latin. Etymology (root origin): from baculum "rod" Examples: bacilla, bacteria.
Today the term alcohol is widely believed to derive from the common Arabic word al-kohl which is a dark cosmetic powder still used by Arabic women today to darken their eyelids. A link however between this natural sulphide and the early process of distillation is not clearly substantiated.
"disease of alcohol addiction," by 1882, from alcohol + -ism, or else from Modern Latin alcoholismus, coined in 1852 by Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss to mean what we now would call "alcohol poisoning, effects of excessive ingestion of alcohol." In earlier times, alcohol addiction would have been called ...
The Old English root, drincan means both "to drink" and "to engulf." Definitions of drink. verb. take in liquids.
The Latin root word dict and its variant dic both mean 'say. ' Some common English vocabulary words that come from this word root include dictionary, contradict, and dedicate.
The English prefix ad- means “to, towards.” Examples using this prefix include admit and adjust. An easy way to remember that the prefix ad- means “towards” is through the word advertise, for when you advertise you try to turn potential buyers “towards” the product you are selling.
Old English drifan "to compel or urge to move, impel in some direction or manner; to hunt (deer), pursue; to rush against" (class I strong verb; past tense draf, past participle drifen), from Proto-Germanic *dreibanan (source also of Old Frisian driva"I lead, impel, drive (away)," Old Saxon driban, Dutch drijven, Old ...
"Wine" comes from the Old English word "win" (which is pronounced like "wean"). The Old English form was descended from the Latin "vinum," or as the Romans wrote it, "VINVM." "Vinum" in Latin seems to be related to the Latin word for vineyard, "vinea." But I've also read that "vinum" can mean "vine" in Latin too.
prohibit (v.)
"forbid, interdict by authority," early 15c., prohibiten, from Latin prohibitus, past participle of prohibere "hold back, restrain, hinder, prevent," from pro "away, forth" (see pro-) + habere "to hold" (from PIE root *ghabh- "to give or receive").
Is alcohol a Latin word?
alcohol (n.)
1540s (early 15c. as alcofol), "fine powder produced by sublimation," from Medieval Latin alcohol "powdered ore of antimony," from Arabic al-kuhul "kohl," the fine metallic powder used to darken the eyelids, from kahala "to stain, paint." The al- is the Arabic definite article, "the."
Indignation traces back to the Latin prefix in- "not" and root dignus "worthy" and means anger at something that is unfair or unjust. Another word for indignation is outrage.
The word malignant comes the Latin combination of "mal" meaning "bad" and "nascor" meaning "to be born"; malignant literally means "born to be bad."
The noun rehabilitation comes from the Latin prefix re-, meaning “again” and habitare, meaning “make fit.” When something falls in to disrepair and needs to be restored to a better condition, it needs rehabilitation.
The word thirsty comes from the Proto-Indo-European root ters, or "dry." Definitions of thirsty. adjective. feeling a need or desire to drink. “after playing hard the children were thirsty”
Getting enough water every day is important for your health. Drinking water can prevent dehydration, a condition that can cause unclear thinking, result in mood change, cause your body to overheat, and lead to constipation and kidney stones.
drink is the general word: to drink coffee. imbibe is formal in reference to actual drinking; it is used more often in the sense to absorb: to imbibe culture.