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Antonyms for inebriate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb in-ee-bree-eyt, ih-nee-; noun, adjective in-ee-bree-it, ih-nee-
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪnˈi briˌeɪt, ɪˈni-; noun, adjective ɪnˈi bri ɪt, ɪˈni-


Definition of inebriate

Origin :
  • 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.
  • verb intoxicate
Example sentences :
  • A man, aged 22, the son of an inebriate, with one imbecile sister.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • His friendship for the inebriate was of the most sincere kind.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
  • He takes one arm and the jailer the other, and together they support the inebriate to his cell.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
  • On our return we learned that the inebriate had been discharged.
  • Extract from : « Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow » by Eliza R. Snow Smith
  • Its name is derived from two Greek words, meaning “not to inebriate.”
  • Extract from : « Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 1 [January 1902] » by Various
  • Inebriate asylums, rationally conducted, cannot fail to be worth their cost.
  • Extract from : « Smoking and Drinking » by James Parton
  • It is hardly for an inebriate to laud the life of instinct and impulse.
  • Extract from : « The Fruits of Victory » by Norman Angell
  • The French know nothing of the cup that cheers but does not inebriate.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • After the death of this husband she married an inebriate by whom she had three other children.
  • Extract from : « Being Well-Born » by Michael F. Guyer
  • He was as much of an inebriate in his way as ever was drunkard a slave to alcohol.
  • Extract from : « The Comstock Club » by Charles Carroll Goodwin

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