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English Dictionary: inebriate	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for inebriate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inebriate n a chronic drinker [syn: drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino] v fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" Synonym(s): exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) Synonym(s): intoxicate, soak, inebriate become drunk or drink excessively Synonym(s): souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inebriate \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inebriate \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inebriate \Ine"briate\, v. i. To become drunk. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inebriate \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.