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Pronunciation : In*e"bri*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. inebriatus, p. p. of inebriare; pref. in- in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius drunk. See Ebriety.]
Definition : 1. To make drunk; to intoxicate. The cups That cheer but not inebriate. Cowper.

2. Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy. The inebriating effect of popular applause. Macaulay.

t. [imp. & p. p. Inebriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inebriating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In*e"bri*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become drunk. [Obs.] Bacon.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In*e"bri*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. inebriatus, p. p.]
Definition : Defn: Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied. Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said. Udall.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In*e"bri*ate
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum fro inebriates. Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. E. Darwin.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913