Synonyms 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- |
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for inebriate
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