inebriate

English

Etymology

From Latin inebriare, from ebrius, drunk

Noun

inebriate (plural inebriates)

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

inebriate (third-person singular simple present inebriates, present participle inebriating, simple past and past participle inebriated)

1. To cause to be drunk.

Synonyms

• intoxicate

Derived terms

Terms derived from inebriate

inebriacy inebriant inebriation

inebriative inebriety inebriism

inebrious

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Italian

Verb

inebriate

1. second-person plural present indicative of inebriare
2. second-person plural imperative of inebriare
3. Feminine plural of inebriato

Anagrams

• iberniate
• inebetirà

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Latin

Participle

inēbriāte

1. vocative masculine singular of inēbriātus