Definition of inebriate Inebriate
/ɪnɛˈbɹiejˌt/ - [inebreeeyt] - in•e•bri•ate
We found 17 definitions of inebriate from 6 different sources.
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What does inebriate mean?
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Noun |
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| inebriate - a chronic drinker | ||
| drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, wino | ||
| imbiber, toper, drinker, juicer a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) | ||
Verb |
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| inebriate - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) | ||
| intoxicate, soak | ||
| affect act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" | ||
| befuddle, fuddle make stupid with alcohol | ||
| inebriate - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" | ||
| exhilarate, tickle pink, thrill, exalt, beatify | ||
| elate, lift up, intoxicate, uplift, pick up fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" | ||
| inebriate - become drunk or drink excessively | ||
| souse, soak, hit it up | ||
| booze, fuddle, drink take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- inebriate (Noun)
A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk. - inebriate (Verb)
To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate. - inebriate (Verb)
To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink. - inebriate (Verb)
To become drunk. - inebriate (Adjective)
intoxicated; drunk.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- inebriate (v. t.)
To make drunk; to intoxicate. - inebriate (v. t.)
Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy. - inebriate (v. i.)
To become drunk. - inebriate (a.)
Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied. - inebriate (n.)
One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum fro inebriates.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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inebriate
Being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired due to excessive consumption of alcohol.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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inebriate
in-ē′bri-āt, v.t. to make drunk, to intoxicate: to exhilarate greatly.—adj. drunk: intoxicated.—n. a habitual drunkard.—adj. Inē′briant, intoxicating—also n.—ns. Inebriā′tion, Inebrī′ety, drunkenness: intoxication.—adj. Inē′brious, drunk: causing intoxication. [L. inebriāre, -ātum—in, inten., ebriāre, to make drunk—ebrius, drunk.]
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🔤- inebriate, verb, present, 1st person singular of inebriate (infinitive).
- inebriate, verb (infinitive).
- inebriate, noun, singular of inebriates.
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