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Noun: inebriate  in'ee-bree`eyt
  1. A chronic drinker
    - drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, wino, tosspot
Verb: inebriate  in'ee-bree`eyt
  1. Fill with sublime emotion
    "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
    - exhilarate, tickle pink, thrill, exalt, beatify
     
  2. Make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
    - intoxicate, soak
     
  3. Become drunk or drink excessively
    - souse, soak, hit it up

Derived forms: inebriated, inebriating, inebriates

See also: inebriant, inebriation

Type of: affect, booze, drink, drinker, elate, fuddle, imbiber, intoxicate, juicer, lift up, pick up, toper, uplift