inebriate

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in·e·bri·ate

(ĭn-ē′brē-āt′)

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.

adj. (-ĭt)

Intoxicated.

n. (-ĭt)

An intoxicated person.

[Latin inēbriāre, inēbriāt- : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + ēbriāre, to intoxicate (from ēbrius, drunk; see eg^wh- in Indo-European roots).]

in·e′bri·a′tion n.

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inebriate

vb (tr)

1. to make drunk; intoxicate

2. to arouse emotionally; make excited

a person who is drunk, esp habitually

adj

drunk, esp habitually

[C15: from Latin inēbriāre, from in-² + ēbriāre to intoxicate, from ēbrius drunk]

inˌebriˈation n

inebriety n

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in•e•bri•ate

(v. ɪnˈi briˌeɪt, ɪˈni-; n., adj. -ɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
n., adj. v.t.

1. to make drunk; intoxicate.

2. to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally.

3. an intoxicated person, esp. a drunkard.

adj.

4. Also, in•e′bri•at`ed. drunk; intoxicated.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inēbriātus, past participle of inēbriāre to make drunk =in- in-² + -ēbriāre, v. derivative of ēbrius drunk]

in•e`bri•a′tion, n.

inebriate

Past participle: inebriated
Gerund: inebriating

Imperative
inebriate
inebriate

Present
I inebriate
you inebriate
he/she/it inebriates
we inebriate
you inebriate
they inebriate

Preterite
I inebriated
you inebriated
he/she/it inebriated
we inebriated
you inebriated
they inebriated

Present Continuous
I am inebriating
you are inebriating
he/she/it is inebriating
we are inebriating
you are inebriating
they are inebriating

Present Perfect
I have inebriated
you have inebriated
he/she/it has inebriated
we have inebriated
you have inebriated
they have inebriated

Past Continuous
I was inebriating
you were inebriating
he/she/it was inebriating
we were inebriating
you were inebriating
they were inebriating

Past Perfect
I had inebriated
you had inebriated
he/she/it had inebriated
we had inebriated
you had inebriated
they had inebriated

Future
I will inebriate
you will inebriate
he/she/it will inebriate
we will inebriate
you will inebriate
they will inebriate

Future Perfect
I will have inebriated
you will have inebriated
he/she/it will have inebriated
we will have inebriated
you will have inebriated
they will have inebriated

Future Continuous
I will be inebriating
you will be inebriating
he/she/it will be inebriating
we will be inebriating
you will be inebriating
they will be inebriating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inebriating
you have been inebriating
he/she/it has been inebriating
we have been inebriating
you have been inebriating
they have been inebriating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inebriating
you will have been inebriating
he/she/it will have been inebriating
we will have been inebriating
you will have been inebriating
they will have been inebriating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inebriating
you had been inebriating
he/she/it had been inebriating
we had been inebriating
you had been inebriating
they had been inebriating

Conditional
I would inebriate
you would inebriate
he/she/it would inebriate
we would inebriate
you would inebriate
they would inebriate

Past Conditional
I would have inebriated
you would have inebriated
he/she/it would have inebriated
we would have inebriated
you would have inebriated
they would have inebriated

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Noun	1.	inebriate - a chronic drinker drunk, drunkard, rummy, sot, wino alcoholic, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, souse, soaker - a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually imbiber, juicer, toper, drinker - a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
Verb	1.	inebriate - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" beatify, exhilarate, tickle pink, exalt, thrill elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
	2.	inebriate - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) intoxicate, soak affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" fuddle, befuddle - make stupid with alcohol
	3.	inebriate - become drunk or drink excessively hit it up, souse, soak booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

inebriate

adjective

Stupefied, excited, or muddled with alcoholic liquor:

besotted, crapulent, crapulous, drunk, drunken, inebriated, intoxicated, sodden, tipsy.

Informal: cockeyed, stewed.

Slang: blind, bombed, boozed, boozy, crocked, high, lit (up), loaded, looped, pickled, pixilated, plastered, potted, sloshed, smashed, soused, stinking, stinko, stoned, tight, zonked.

Idioms: drunk as a skunk, half-seas over, high as a kite, in one's cups, three sheets in the wind.

noun

A person who is habitually drunk:

drunk, drunkard, sot, tippler.

Slang: boozehound, boozer, lush, rummy, soak, souse, sponge, stiff.

Translations

ubriaco

inebriate

(frm)

A. [ɪˈniːbrɪɪt] N → borracho/a m/f

B. [ɪˈniːbrɪeɪt] VT → embriagar, emborrachar

C. [ɪˈniːbrɪɪt] ADJ = inebriated

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inebriate

n (form) → Trinker(in) m(f)

adj = inebriated a

vt (lit) → betrunken machen; (fig) → trunken machen; (success, popularity etc) → berauschen

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