exhilarate vs intoxicate

exhilarate and intoxicate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exhilarate	No	No	Yes	No
intoxicate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, intoxicate is a hypernym of exhilarate; that is, intoxicate is a word with a broader meaning than exhilarate:

Other hypernyms of exhilarate include elate, lift up, pick up, uplift.

exhilarate (verb)	intoxicate (verb)
fill with sublime emotion	have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug
	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism