INEBRIATE


Meaning of INEBRIATE in English

formal or humorous

■ verb ɪ'ni:brɪeɪt [usu. as adjective ~d ] make (someone) drunk; intoxicate.

■ adjective ɪ'ni:brɪət drunk; intoxicated.

Derivatives

inebriation noun

inebriety noun

Origin

ME: from L. inebriatus , past participle of inebriare 'intoxicate'.

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