Inebriate INE'BRIATE, v.t. [L. inebrio, inebriatus; in and ebrio, to intoxicate; ebrius, soaked, drenched, drunken. The Latin ebrius is contracted from ebrigus or ebregus, as appears from the Spanish embriagar, to intoxicate, embriago, inebriated; Gr. to water or irrigate. See Rain.]
1. To make drunk; to intoxicate.
2. To disorder the senses; to stupefy, or to make furious or frantic; to produce effects like those of liquor, which are various in different constitutions.
INE'BRIATE, v.i. To be or become intoxicated.
INE'BRIATE, n. A habitual drunkard.
Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety terminated by much pale urine, profuse sweats, etc.

inebriate n 1: a chronic drinker [syn: drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino] v 1: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify] 2: make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) [syn: intoxicate, soak, inebriate] 3: become drunk or drink excessively [syn: souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up]

inebriate I. transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Middle English inebryat, from Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare, from in- + ebriare to intoxicate, from ebrius drunk Date: 15th century 1. to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor 2. to make drunk ; intoxicate • inebriation noun II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. affected by alcohol ; drunk 2. addicted to excessive drinking III. noun Date: circa 1796 one who is drunk; especially drunkard

inebriate
v., adj., & n.
--v.tr.
1 make drunk; intoxicate.
2 excite.
--adj. drunken.
--n. a drunken person, esp. a habitual drunkard.
Derivatives:
inebriation n. inebriety n.
Etymology: ME f. L inebriatus past part. of inebriare (as IN-(2), ebrius drunk)

inebriate ̘. ̈n.ɪˈni:brɪɪt v., adj., & n. --v.tr. 1 make drunk; intoxicate. 2 excite. --adj. drunken. --n. a drunken person, esp. a habitual drunkard. øøinebriation n. inebriety n. [ME f. L inebriatus past part. of inebriare (as IN-(2), ebrius drunk)]

Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, v. i. To become drunk. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, a. [L. inebriatus, p. p.] Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied. Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said. --Udall.

Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, n. One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum fro inebriates. Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. --E. Darwin.

Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inebriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inebriating.] [L. inebriatus, p. p. of inebriare; pref. in- in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius drunk. See Ebriety.] 1. To make drunk; to intoxicate. The cups That cheer but not inebriate. --Cowper. 2. Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy. The inebriating effect of popular applause. --Macaulay.

inebriate v. a. Intoxicate, make drunk.

79 Moby Thesaurus words for "inebriate": addle, addled, alcoholic, alcoholic addict, bacchanal, bacchanalian, beery, befuddle, bemuse, bemused, besot, besotted, bibber, big drunk, blind drunk, boozer, carouser, chronic alcoholic, chronic drunk, crapulent, crapulous, devotee of Bacchus, dipsomaniac, dizzy, drenched, drinker, drunk, drunkard, drunken, far-gone, flustered, fou, full, gay, giddy, glorious, guzzler, happy, hard drinker, heavy drinker, imbiber, in liquor, inebriated, inebrious, intoxicate, intoxicated, jolly, lovepot, lush, maudlin, mellow, merry, muddled, nappy, oenophilist, pathological drinker, pot companion, problem drinker, reeling, reveler, serious drinker, shikker, soak, soaker, social drinker, sodden, sot, sotted, swigger, swiller, thirsty soul, tiddly, tippler, tipsy, toper, tosspot, under the influence, wassailer, winebibber

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