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Inebriate

Inebriate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Inebriate? [n] a chronic drinker [v] become drunk; drink excessively [v] make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) [v] fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Inebriate: beatify \| drunk \| drunkard \| exalt \| exhilarate \| hit it up \| intoxicate \| rummy \| soak \| sot \| souse \| thrill Related Terms \| Find terms related to Inebriate: addle \| addled \| alcoholic \| alcoholic addict \| bacchanal \| bacchanalian \| beery \| befuddle \| bemuse \| bemused \| besot \| besotted \| bibber \| big drunk \| blind drunk \| boozer \| carouser \| chronic alcoholic \| chronic drunk \| crapulent \| crapulous \| devotee of Bacchus \| dipsomaniac \| dizzy \| drenched \| drinker \| drunk \| drunkard \| drunken \| far-gone \| flustered \| fou \| full \| gay \| giddy \| glorious \| guzzler \| happy \| hard drinker \| heavy drinker \| imbiber \| in liquor \| inebriated \| inebrious \| intoxicate \| intoxicated \| jolly \| lovepot \| lush \| maudlin \| mellow \| merry \| muddled \| nappy \| oenophilist \| pathological drinker \| pot companion \| problem drinker \| reeling \| reveler \| serious drinker \| shikker \| soak \| soaker \| social drinker \| sodden \| sot \| sotted \| swigger \| swiller \| thirsty soul \| tiddly \| tippler \| tipsy \| toper \| tosspot \| under the influence \| wassailer \| winebibber See Also \| affect \| alcoholic \| befuddle \| booze \| boozer \| dipsomaniac \| drink \| drinker \| elate \| fuddle \| imbiber \| intoxicate \| juicer \| lift up \| lush \| pick up \| soaker \| souse \| toper \| uplift Inebriate In Webster's Dictionary \Ine"briate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inebriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inebriating}.] [L. inebriatus, p. p. of inebriare; pref. in- in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius drunk. See {Ebriety}.] 1. To make drunk; to intoxicate. The cups That cheer but not inebriate. --Cowper. 2. Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy. The inebriating effect of popular applause. --Macaulay. \Ine"briate\, v. i. To become drunk. [Obs.] --Bacon. \Ine"briate\, a. [L. inebriatus, p. p.] Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied. Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said. --Udall. \Ine"briate\, n. One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum fro inebriates. Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. --E. Darwin.

Inebriate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Inebriate?

[n] a chronic drinker
[v] become drunk; drink excessively
[v] make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
[v] fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

Inebriate In Webster's Dictionary

\In*e"bri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inebriated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Inebriating}.] [L. inebriatus, p. p. of
inebriare; pref. in- in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius
drunk. See {Ebriety}.]
1. To make drunk; to intoxicate.

         The cups That cheer but not inebriate. --Cowper.

2. Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as
   if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment;
   also, to stupefy.

         The inebriating effect of popular applause.
                                               --Macaulay.


\In*e"bri*ate\, v. i.
To become drunk. [Obs.] --Bacon.


\In*e"bri*ate\, a. [L. inebriatus, p. p.]
Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied.

      Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken
      with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he
      said.                                    --Udall.


\In*e"bri*ate\, n.
One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard;
as, an asylum fro inebriates.

      Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. --E.
                                               Darwin.

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