inebriating

Variant of inebriate

transitive verb inebriated, inebriating

  1. to make drunk; intoxicate
  2. to excite; exhilarate

Origin: < L inebriatus, pp. of inebriare, to intoxicate < in-, intens. + ebriare, to make drunk < ebrius, drunk

adjective

drunk; intoxicated

noun

a drunken person, esp. a drunkard

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