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 inebriation

crapulence, insobriety, intoxication, inebriety, intemperance, alcoholism, boozing, dipsomania

Examples from the Web for inebriation

Contemporary Examples of inebriation

People milled about in various stages of inebriation, dancing, and shouting.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything
Liz Seccuro
December 16, 2014
Keystone Light, of course, but college students have always opted for the most affordable path to inebriation.
Is This the Worst Year to Graduate College Ever?
Zac Bissonnette
March 9, 2009

Historical Examples of inebriation

On this last point, of inebriation, this is certainly a wonderful camp.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864
Various
But it is the women who practise this form of inebriation of whom I would now speak.
Ginger-Snaps
Fanny Fern
He describes the pleasures of inebriation with similar frankness.
August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt
L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby
For the state of Inebriation may even pass on into coma, and death.
The Action of Medicines in the System
Frederick William Headland
The Indians drank of the liquor, and remained in a state of inebriation during several days.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for inebriation

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 inebriation

1520s, from Late Latin inebriationem (nominative inebriatio), noun of action from past participle stem of inebriare (see 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.

inebriation in Medicine

inebriation

[ĭn-ē′brē-ā′shən]

The condition of being intoxicated, as with alcohol.