inebriate

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ɪˈniːbɹiət/
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/ɪˈniːbɹiət/ · /ɪˈniːbɹieɪt/

Definition of inebriate

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.
    “As he walked along, the inebriate, whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.”
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noun

  1. A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.
    “As he walked along, the inebriate, whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.”

verb

  1. (transitive)To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
  2. (figuratively, transitive)To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
    “the inebriating effect of popular applause”
  3. (intransitive)To become drunk.
    “fish that come from the Euxine Sea ; that when they come into the fresh water , do inebriate and turn up their bellies , so as you may take them with your hand”

adj

  1. intoxicated; drunk
    “Victoria, on the other hand, has apparently become more inebriate, as, according to the figures, arrests for drunkenness within her boundaries, in proportion to the population, increased from 12 per 1,000 in 1880 to 16½ in 1890 and nearly 16 in 1891; but even the latter proportions were still lower than in New South Wales during the same periods.”
    “At 30 he was inebriate, with a drink period of twelve or fifteen days.”
    “Karim found Sudhir disgusting when he was inebriate, as he was totally unpredictable and thoroughly inappropriate, albeit abusive and condescending; truly a rear-end of a donkey.”

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Etymology

From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”).

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