Inebriation

in·e·bri·ate  (n-br-t)

tr.v. in·e·bri·at·ed, in·e·bri·at·ing, in·e·bri·ates

1. To make drunk; intoxicate.

2. To exhilarate or stupefy as if with alcohol.

adj. (-t)

Intoxicated.

n. (-t)

An intoxicated person.

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[Latin inbrire, inbrit- : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + brire, to intoxicate (from brius, drunk; see eg^wh- in Indo-European roots).]

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in·ebri·ation n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	inebriation - habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms alcohol addiction, alcoholism, drunkenness drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
	2.	inebriation - a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol drunkenness, inebriety, insobriety, tipsiness, intoxication temporary state - a state that continues for a limited time grogginess - a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol sottishness - stupefaction from drink