[syn: souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up]
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, v. i.
To become drunk. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, a. [L. inebriatus, p. p.]
Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied.
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Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken
with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he
said. --Udall.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, n.
One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard;
as, an asylum for inebriates.
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Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. --E.
Darwin.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
inebriate
n 1: a chronic drinker [syn: drunkard, drunk, rummy,
sot, inebriate, wino]
v 1: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at
the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by
his phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, tickle pink,
inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify]
2: make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) [syn: intoxicate,
soak, inebriate]
3: become drunk or drink excessively [syn: souse, soak,
inebriate, hit it up]