Inebriate

Origin

From Latin inebriare, from ebrius, drunk

Full definition of inebriate

Noun

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

Synonyms

• drunkard

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
2. (transitive, figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
• MacaulayThe inebriating effect of popular applause.
3. (intransitive) To become drunk.

Synonyms

• intoxicate

Derived terms

Adjective

1. intoxicated; drunk
• UdallThus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said.----