Difference between Soak and Intoxicate

What is the difference between Soak and Intoxicate?

Soak as a verb is to be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it. while Intoxicate as a verb is to stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.

Soak

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An immersion in water etc. A drunkard.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it. To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation. To penetrate or permeate by saturation. To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)

Example sentence: I love HGTV. I love working on my house and have really been bit by the 'luxury remodeling' bug. 'Million Dollar Rooms,' 'Million Dollar Listing'... any show that can give me design inspiration, I soak it in and try my hand at it. Home Depot is my second home!

Intoxicate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.

We hope you now know whether to use Soak or Intoxicate in your sentence.

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