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inebriate

formal or humorous
Definition of inebriate

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪˈniːbrɪeɪt/
[with object] (often as adjective inebriated)
  • make (someone) drunk; intoxicate:I got mildly inebriated

noun

Pronunciation: /ɪˈniːbrɪət/
  • a drunkard: he was marked down as an inebriate

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɪˈniːbrɪət/
  • drunk; intoxicated: he had been known to get hopelessly inebriate inebriate times by the Bay

Derivatives

inebriety

Pronunciation: /-ˈbrʌɪəti/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare 'intoxicate' (based on ebrius 'drunk')

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Definition of inebriate in the US English dictionary

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