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inebriate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ɪˈniːbɹiət/

Etymology

From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”).

Meanings

1. intoxicated; drunk
   • Karim found Sudhir disgusting when he was inebriate, as he was totally unpredictable and thoroughly inappropriate, albeit abusive and condescending; truly a rear-end of a donkey. 2019, Onaly A. Kapasi, Tectonic Dyssynchrony:
   • At 30 he was inebriate, with a drink period of twelve or fifteen days. 1894, Norman Kerr, Inebriety; Or, Narcomania;, page 608:
   • Victoria, on the other hand, has apparently become more inebriate, as, according to the figures, arrests for drunkenness within her boundaries, in proportion to the population, increased from 12 per 1,000 in 1880 to 16½ in 1890 and nearly 16 in 1891; but even the latter proportions were still lower than in New South Wales during the same periods. 1894, Victorian Year-book - Volume 20, Part 2, page 355:

Forms

Synonyms

drunk

Translations (1)

de berauscht (intoxicated, drunk)

inebriate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪˈniːbɹiət/

Etymology

From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”).

Meanings

1. A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.
   • As he walked along, the inebriate, whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help. 1889, Horatio Alger, chapter 18, in Driven From Home:

Forms

Synonyms

drunkard

Translations (7)

cs opilec (habitually drunk) · bg пияница (habitually drunk) · de Alkoholiker (habitually drunk) · de Trinker (habitually drunk) · fr ivrogne (habitually drunk) · de Trunksüchtiger (habitually drunk) · de Betrunkener (habitually drunk)

inebriate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪˈniːbɹieɪt/

Etymology

From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
   • the inebriating effect of popular applause 1841, Thomas Macaulay, Comic Dramatists of the Restoration (printed in Edinburgh Review, January 1841)
3. (intransitive) To become drunk.
   • fish that come from the Euxine Sea ; that when they come into the fresh water , do inebriate and turn up their bellies , so as you may take them with your hand 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

inebriant · inebrious · inebriety · inebriism · inebriation · inebriacy · inebriative

Synonyms

intoxicate

Translations (35)

fr enivrer (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · fr se bourrer (to become drunk) · ka თვრება (to become drunk) · fr s'enivrer (to become drunk) · fr souler (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · de sich betrinken (to become drunk) · cs opít (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · fr se saouler (to become drunk) · fr saouler (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · fr enivrer (fill with sublime emotion) · ko 곤드레만드레 취하다 (fill with sublime emotion) · bg опиянявам (fill with sublime emotion) · de berauschen (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · es embriagarse (to become drunk) · es inebriarse (to become drunk) · cs opít se (to become drunk) · pt embriagar (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · fr se souler (to become drunk) · ka ათრობს (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · de betrunken machen (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · nl zich bedrinken (to become drunk) · ru напиваться (to become drunk) · bg напивам (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · fr se soûler (to become drunk) · de berauschen (fill with sublime emotion) · es embriagar (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · de betrunken werden (to become drunk) · ko 잔뜩 취하다 (fill with sublime emotion) · nl zich bezatten (to become drunk) · de Trunkenheit verursachen (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · fr soûler (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · pt embriagar-se (to become drunk) · es inebriar (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate) · bg напивам се (to become drunk) · ru опьянять (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate)