Inebriate Definition

ĭn-ēbrē-āt
inebriated, inebriates, inebriating
verb
inebriated, inebriates, inebriating
To make drunk; intoxicate.
Webster's New World
To excite; exhilarate.
Webster's New World
(figuratively) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
Wiktionary
adjective
Drunk; intoxicated.
Webster's New World
noun
inebriates
A drunken person, esp. a drunkard.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Inebriate

Noun

Singular:
inebriate
Plural:
inebriates

Origin of Inebriate

  • Latin inēbriāre inēbriāt- in- intensive pref. in–2 ēbriāre to intoxicate (from ēbrius drunk egwh- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin inebriare, from ebrius, drunk

    From Wiktionary

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