inebriate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”).
Pronunciation edit
- (noun, adjective) IPA(key): /ɪˈniːbɹiət/
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- (verb) IPA(key): /ɪˈniːbɹieɪt/
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Noun edit
inebriate (plural inebriates)
- A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.
- 1889, Horatio Alger, chapter 18, in Driven From Home:
- As he walked along, the inebriate, whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.
Synonyms edit
- drunkard; See also Thesaurus:drunkard
Translations edit
habitually drunk
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Verb edit
inebriate (third-person singular simple present inebriates, present participle inebriating, simple past and past participle inebriated)
- (transitive) To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
- (transitive, figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
- 1841, Thomas Macaulay, Comic Dramatists of the Restoration (printed in Edinburgh Review, January 1841)
- the inebriating effect of popular applause
- 1841, Thomas Macaulay, Comic Dramatists of the Restoration (printed in Edinburgh Review, January 1841)
- (intransitive) To become drunk.
- 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
- 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
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Terms derived from inebriate
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to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate
fill with sublime emotion
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to become drunk
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Adjective edit
inebriate (comparative more inebriate, superlative most inebriate)
- intoxicated; drunk
- 1894, Victorian Year-book - Volume 20, Part 2, page 355:
- 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, Norman Kerr, Inebriety; Or, Narcomania;, page 608:
- At 30 he was inebriate, with a drink period of twelve or fifteen days.
- 2019, Onaly A. Kapasi, Tectonic Dyssynchrony:
- 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.
Synonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:drunk
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Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
inebriate
- inflection of inebriare:
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
inebriate f pl
References edit
- ^ inebriato in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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Latin edit
Participle edit
inēbriāte