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in·e·bri·ate

Audio Help [v. in-ee-bree-eyt, i-nee-; n., adj. in-ee-bree-it, i-nee-] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing, noun, adjective

–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 inébriātus ptp. of inébriāre to make drunk, equiv. to in- in-² + ébri(us) drunk + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

in·e·bri·a·tion, noun

—Synonyms 4. See drunkard.

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in·e·bri·ate Audio Help (ĭn-ē'brē-āt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·e·bri·at·ed, in·e·bri·at·ing, in·e·bri·ates

To make drunk; intoxicate.
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 eg^wh- in Indo-European roots).]

in·e'bri·a'tion n.

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in·e·bri·at·ed Audio Help (ĭn-ē'brē-ā'tĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj. Exhilarated or stupefied by or as if by alcohol; intoxicated.

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inebriated
adjective
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" [syn: intoxicated] [ant: sober]