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inebriate

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in⋅e⋅bri⋅ate

  [v. in-ee-bree-eyt, i-nee-; n., adj. in-ee-bree-it, i-nee-] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, noun, adjective
Use inebriate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make drunk; intoxicate.
2. to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally.
–noun
3. an intoxicated person.
4. a habitual drunkard.
–adjective
5. Also, in⋅e⋅bri⋅at⋅ed. drunk; intoxicated.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L inēbriātus ptp. of inēbriāre to make drunk, equiv. to in- in- 2 + ēbri(us) drunk + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
in⋅e⋅bri⋅a⋅tion, noun

Synonyms:
4. See drunkard.
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in·e·bri·ate   (ĭn-ē'brē-āt')   
tr.v.   in·e·bri·at·ed, in·e·bri·at·ing, in·e·bri·ates

  1. To make drunk; intoxicate.

  2. To exhilarate or stupefy as if with alcohol.

adj.   (-ĭt)
Intoxicated.
n.   (-ĭt)
An intoxicated person.

[Latin inēbriāre, inēbriāt- : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + ēbriāre, to intoxicate (from ēbrius, drunk; see egwh- in Indo-European roots).]
in·e'bri·a'tion n.
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Word Origin & History

inebriate 
1447, originally an adj., from L. inebriatus, pp. of inebriare "to make drunk," from in- "in" + ebriare "make drunk," from ebrius "drunk," of unknown origin. The verb meaning "to intoxicate" is first recorded 1497.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1ine·bri·ate
Pronunciation: in-'E-brE-"At
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed;-at·ing
: to make drunk : INTOXICATE —ine·bri·a·tion /-"E-brE-'A-sh&n/ noun

Main Entry: 2ine·bri·ate
Pronunciation: in-'E-brE-&t, -"At
Function: adjective
1 : affected by alcohol : DRUNK
2 : addicted to excessive drinking

Main Entry: 3ine·bri·ate
Pronunciation: -&t
Function: noun
: one who is drunk; especially : an habitual drunkard
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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