Inebriate — Defs

01 v. t. To make drunk; to intoxicate.

imp. & p. p. Inebriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inebriating

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.

02 v. i. To become drunk.

03 a. Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied.

1.
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.

04 n. One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum for inebriates.

1.
One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum for inebriates.
“Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety.” — E. Darwin.