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title: intoxication — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «intoxication» in the school dictionary: Intoxication is being drunk, or affected by alcohol or drugs so that you cannot think or move properly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# intoxication

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**Who acts:** Intoxication, you, harmful substance, doctor, Water intoxication, someone · **What happens:** be, affect, not think, move, mean, poison · **To what, where:** strong exciting dizzy feeling, you, it, car, him, much water

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«intoxication» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [intoxication in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intoxication.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Intoxication is being drunk, or affected by alcohol or drugs so that you cannot think or move properly.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:m1:1
# text = Intoxication is being drunk, or affected by alcohol or drugs so that you cannot think or move properly.
1	Intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	affected	affect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	drugs	drug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	17	mark	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
20	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Intoxication |  |  |  |  | drunk *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **affect** | participle | Intoxication *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by alcohol or drugs | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **move** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Intoxication can also mean being poisoned by a harmful substance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:m2:1
# text = Intoxication can also mean being poisoned by a harmful substance.
1	Intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	poisoned	poison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Intoxication |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **poison** *not said to happen* | gerund · passive | a harmful substance |  |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Intoxication is a strong, exciting, dizzy feeling, as if you were drunk with joy.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:m3:1
# text = Intoxication is a strong, exciting, dizzy feeling, as if you were drunk with joy.
1	Intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	dizzy	dizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	parataxis	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Intoxication | a strong exciting dizzy feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drink** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · passive |  | you |  |  |  | with joy | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Intoxication makes it dangerous to drive a car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:x1:1
# text = Intoxication makes it dangerous to drive a car.
1	Intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Intoxication | it |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **drive** | to-infinitive | Intoxication *not said here* | a car |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme car=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor treated him for alcohol intoxication.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:x2:1
# text = The doctor treated him for alcohol intoxication.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	treated	treat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | past | the doctor |  | him *= he* |  |  | for alcohol intoxication | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water intoxication can happen if someone drinks far too much water too fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:x3:1
# text = Water intoxication can happen if someone drinks far too much water too fast.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
7	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | can | Water intoxication |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **drink** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | someone | much water |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team felt the intoxication of winning the cup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:x4:1
# text = The team felt the intoxication of winning the cup.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | the team | the intoxication |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intoxication=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | gerund | the intoxication *not said here* | the cup |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some plants can cause intoxication in pets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:x5:1
# text = Some plants can cause intoxication in pets.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | some plants | intoxication |  |  |  | in pets | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition intoxication=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Police tested the driver for intoxication.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:x6:1
# text = Police tested the driver for intoxication.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tested	test	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | past | Police | the driver |  |  |  | for intoxication | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent driver=Theme for intoxication=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Intoxication slows down a person's reactions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:x7:1
# text = Intoxication slows down a person's reactions.
1	Intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slows	slow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	reactions	reaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slow down** | present | Intoxication | a person's reactions |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent reaction=Patient |
| 2 | **react** |  | a person |  |  |  |  |  | nom reaction «process intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Intoxication is not so much an evil to be dreaded or remembered with shame, as a joy to be fondly anticipated, or classed with the happy memories of the past.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intoxication:x8:1
# text = Intoxication is not so much an evil to be dreaded or remembered with shame, as a joy to be fondly anticipated, or classed with the happy memories of the past.
1	Intoxication	intoxication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	dreaded	dread	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	remembered	remember	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux:pass	_	_
21	fondly	fondly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	anticipated	anticipate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	classed	class	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	conj	_	_
26	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | Intoxication | a evil |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dread** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S» |
| 3 | **remember** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with shame; as a joy | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent as joy=Attribute |
| 4 | **anticipate** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | fondly *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S» |
| 5 | **class** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with the happy memories of the past | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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