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verb
- 1. make (someone) drunk; intoxicate: "it is a rum-based drink designed more to inebriate the masses than to please the palate"
noun
- 1. a drunkard: "he was marked down as an inebriate"
adjective
- 1. drunk; intoxicated: "he had been known to get hopelessly inebriate"
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INEBRIATE definition: 1. someone who has drunk too much alcohol or who regularly does this: 2. having drunk too much…. Learn more.
noun. in· ebri· ate i-ˈnē-brē-ət. Synonyms of inebriate. : one who is drunk. especially : drunkard. inebriate. 2 of 3. verb. in· ebri· ate i-ˈnē-brē-ˌāt. inebriated; inebriating. transitive verb. 1. : to make drunk : intoxicate. 2. : to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor. inebriation. i-ˌnē-brē-ˈā-shən. noun. inebriate. 3 of 3. adjective.
Inebriate is a formal term that sounds more factual or neutral than the stigmatizing label drunkard. Dipsomaniac is a rare, older term for a person who, because of some psychological or physiological illness, has an irresistible craving for liquor.
INEBRIATE meaning: 1. someone who has drunk too much alcohol or who regularly does this: 2. having drunk too much…. Learn more.
1. to make drunk; intoxicate. 2. to arouse emotionally; make excited. noun (ɪnˈiːbrɪɪt ) 3. a person who is drunk, esp habitually. adjective (ɪnˈiːbrɪɪt ) also : inebriated (ɪnˈiːbrɪeɪtɪd ) 4. drunk, esp habitually. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. inebriation (inˌebriˈation) noun.
Use the verb inebriate to describe what happens when someone or something intoxicates a person. If you realize that your lemonade is inebriating you, you probably accidentally ordered an alcoholic drink that tastes like lemonade.
1. To make drunk; intoxicate. 2. To exhilarate or stupefy. adj. (-ĭt) Intoxicated. n. (-ĭt) An intoxicated person. [Latin inēbriāre, inēbriāt- : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + ēbriāre, to intoxicate (from ēbrius, drunk; see eg w h- in Indo-European roots ).] in·e′bri·a′tion n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Jun 2, 2024 · inebriate (third-person singular simple present inebriates, present participle inebriating, simple past and past participle inebriated) ( transitive) To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate. ( transitive, figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink. ( intransitive) To become drunk.
to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally. n. an intoxicated person. a habitual drunkard. adj. Also, in•e′bri•at′ed. drunk; intoxicated. Latin inēbriātus past participle of inēbriāre to make drunk, equivalent. to in- in - 2 + ēbri ( us) drunk + -ātus - ate1. late Middle English 1400–50. in•e′bri•a′tion, n. 4.
adjective. Drunk; intoxicated.
