inebriate

  • 11inebriate — [15] Latin ēbrius (a relative of sōbrius, from which English gets sober) meant ‘drunk’. From it was formed the verb ēbriāre ‘intoxicate’, which with the addition of the intensive prefix in produced inēbriāre ‘make very drunk’ – whence English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 12inebriate — noun (C) old fashioned someone who is often drunk inebriate adjective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13inebriate — [15] Latin ēbrius (a relative of sōbrius, from which English gets sober) meant ‘drunk’. From it was formed the verb ēbriāre ‘intoxicate’, which with the addition of the intensive prefix in produced inēbriāre ‘make very drunk’ – whence English… …

    Word origins

  • 14inebriate — I. transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Middle English inebryat, from Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare, from in + ebriare to intoxicate, from ebrius drunk Date: 15th century 1. to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor 2. to… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15inebriate — inebriation, n. v. /in ee bree ayt , i nee /; n., adj. /in ee bree it, i nee /, v., inebriated, inebriating, n., adj. v.t. 1. to make drunk; intoxicate. 2. to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally. n. 3. an intoxicated person. 4 …

    Universalium

  • 16inebriate — ine·bri·ate in ē brē .āt vt, at·ed; at·ing to make drunk: INTOXICATE ine·bri·a·tion .ē brē ā shən n ine·bri·ate in ē brē ət, .āt adj 1) affected by alcohol: DRUNK …

    Medical dictionary

  • 17inebriate — Synonyms and related words: addle, addled, alcoholic, alcoholic addict, bacchanal, bacchanalian, beery, befuddle, bemuse, bemused, besot, besotted, bibber, big drunk, blind drunk, boozer, carouser, chronic alcoholic, chronic drunk, crapulent,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 18inebriate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. intoxicate (see drinking). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. intoxicate, exhilarate, stimulate, make drunk; see intoxicate 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Stupefied, excited, or muddled with… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 19inebriate —  , inebriety. inedible …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 20inebriate — in·e·bri·ate || ɪ nɪːbrɪeɪt n. drunkard, boozer, alcoholic v. intoxicate, make drunk adj. drunk, intoxicated …

    English contemporary dictionary