inebriate

[verb in-ee-bree-eyt, ih-nee-; noun, adjective in-ee-bree-it, ih-nee-]

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verb (used with object), in·e·bri·at·ed, in·e·bri·at·ing.

to make drunk; intoxicate.
to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally.

noun

an intoxicated person.
a habitual drunkard.

adjective

Also in·e·bri·at·ed. drunk; intoxicated.

Origin of inebriate

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inēbriātus past participle of inēbriāre to make drunk, equivalent to in- in-² + ēbri(us) drunk + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsin·e·bri·a·tion, nounun·in·e·bri·at·ed, adjectiveun·in·e·bri·at·ing, adjective

Synonym study

4. See drunkard.

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Related Words for inebriated

plastered, bombed, inebriate, intoxicated, smashed, wasted, loaded, high, tight, tipsy, boozy

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Contemporary Examples of inebriated

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December 4, 2010
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Historical Examples of inebriated

There is another specimen—a street row of inebriated bottles.
George Cruikshank
William Makepeace Thackeray
They may be inebriated, or enough so to put them off their guard.
The Flag of Distress
Mayne Reid
With the assistance of a couple of men, the inebriated engineer was raised to his feet.
Captain Calamity
Rolf Bennett
They are getting merry, not to say jolly, but not at all inebriated.
Recollections of a Policeman
William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)
The reader is not to understand that our guests were inebriated.
Tales of My Time, Vol. 1 (of 3)
William Pitt Scargill

British Dictionary definitions for inebriated

inebriate

verb (ɪnˈiːbrɪˌeɪt) (tr)

to make drunk; intoxicate
to arouse emotionally; make excited

noun (ɪnˈiːbrɪɪt)

a person who is drunk, esp habitually

adjective (ɪnˈiːbrɪɪt) inebriated

drunk, esp habitually

Derived Formsinebriation, nouninebriety (ˌɪnɪˈbraɪɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for inebriate

C15: from Latin inēbriāre, from in- ² + ēbriāre to intoxicate, from ēbrius drunk

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Word Origin and History for inebriated

adj.

"drunken," c.1600, past participle adjective from inebriate.

inebriate

late 15c., from Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare "to make drunk," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + ebriare "make drunk," from ebrius "drunk," of unknown origin. Related: Inebriated; inebriating. Also inebriacy; inebriant (n. and adj.); inebriety; and inebrious.