The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, 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.]
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   1. To make drunk; to intoxicate.
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            The cups
            That cheer but not inebriate.         --Cowper.
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   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.
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            The inebriating effect of popular applause.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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