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inebriate
[ verb in-ee-bree-eyt; noun adjective in-ee-bree-it ]
verb (used with object)
- to make drunk; intoxicate.
- to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally.
noun
- an intoxicated person.
- a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated.
adjective
- Rare. inebriated ( def 1 ).
inebriate
/ ˌɪnɪˈbraɪɪtɪ /
verb
- to make drunk; intoxicate
- to arouse emotionally; make excited
noun
- a person who is drunk, esp habitually
adjective
- drunk, esp habitually
Derived Forms
- inebriety, noun
- inˌebriˈation, noun
Other Words From
- in·e·bri·a·tion noun
- un·in·e·bri·at·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of inebriate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of inebriate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In May 2019, a video purporting to show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi inebriated, slurring her words as she gave a speech at a public event, went viral on Facebook.
Thus only can we achieve the suffusion of vision of the happy inebriate.
Never was a bird less of an inebriate, but no crumb or grain could it get except upon the invitation, "Viens, prendre ton Pernod!"
The balls would not stay on the track; the pins stood at inebriate angles.
Its garish aspect ill accorded with the patient misery, the useless repinings, the inebriate stupor which crouched beneath.
He was no inebriate, as he was stigmatized because of the unfortunate incident at his inauguration as Vice-President.
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