inebriate
pronunciation
How to pronounce inebriate in British English:
UK [ɪn'i:brɪeɪt]
How to pronounce inebriate in American English:
US [ ɪˈnibrɪət]
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- Noun:
- a chronic drinker
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- Verb:
- fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage)
- make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
- become drunk or drink excessively
Word Origin
- inebriate
- inebriate: [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 inebriate.=> sober
- inebriate (v.)
- late 15c., from Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare "to make drunk," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + ebriare "make drunk," from ebrius "drunk," of unknown origin. Related: Inebriated; inebriating. Also inebriacy; inebriant (n. and adj.); inebriety; and inebrious.
Example
- 1. Hypocrite and toady and inebriate !
- 2. The city inebriate beautiful scenery , headinging up to
- 3. I muse its tall time we turned our consideration to the danger of inebriate driving now .
- 4. Inebriate to forget time in dusk light .
- 5. Coffee don 't understand wine inebriate .