Inebriate Definition

ĭn-ēbrē-āt

inebriated, inebriates, inebriating

verb

inebriated, inebriates, inebriating

To make drunk; intoxicate.

Webster's New World

To excite; exhilarate.

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(figuratively) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.

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adjective

Drunk; intoxicated.

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noun

inebriates

A drunken person, esp. a drunkard.

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Other Word Forms of Inebriate

Singular:

inebriate

Plural:

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

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