in·e·bri·ate

[v. in-ee-bree-eyt, ih-nee-; n., adj. in-ee-bree-it, ih-nee-] verb, in·e·bri·at·ed, in·e·bri·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 Middle English < Latin inēbriātus past participle of inēbriāre to make drunk, equivalent to in- in-2 + ēbri(us) drunk + -ātus -ate1

Related forms
in·e·bri·a·tion, noun
un·in·e·bri·at·ed, adjective
un·in·e·bri·at·ing, adjective

Synonyms
4. See drunkard.
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inebriate
 
—vb
1.  to make drunk; intoxicate
2.  to arouse emotionally; make excited
 
—n
3.  a person who is drunk, esp habitually
 
—adj
4.  drunk, esp habitually
 
[C15: from Latin inēbriāre, from in-² + ēbriāre to intoxicate, from ēbrius drunk]
 
inebri'ation
 
—n
 
inebriety
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

inebriate
mid-15c., 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 late 15c.

inebriated
"drunken," c.1600, pp. adj. from inebriate.
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Example sentences
Probably shouldn't have looked at that while inebriated.
Priority will be given to returning veterans and those who are chronically inebriated.
As an inebriated pedestrian your chances of suffering an accident increase significantly.
His hands dart and float in the air as if manipulated by an inebriated puppeteer.
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