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Inebriate: meaning, definitions and examples

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inebriate

 

[ ษชหˆniห.bri.eษชt ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

become intoxicated

To make someone drunk or intoxicated.

Synonyms

drunk, inebriated, intoxicate

Examples of usage

  • He was inebriated with power and couldn't think clearly.
  • She inebriated herself with alcohol to forget her troubles.
Context #2 | Noun

person who is drunk

A person who is habitually drunk or intoxicated.

Synonyms

alcoholic, drunkard, lush

Examples of usage

  • The inebriate stumbled down the street, unable to walk straight.
  • He was known in the town as the local inebriate.

Translations

Translations of the word "inebriate" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น embriagar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฎเคฆเคนเฅ‹เคถ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช betrunken machen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ memabukkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะฟ'ัะฝะธั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ upiฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้…”ใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹ (yoaseru)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท enivrer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ embriagar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sarhoลŸ etmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ทจํ•˜๊ฒŒ ํ•˜๋‹ค (chwihage hada)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุณูƒู‘ุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ opรญt

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ opรญjaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไฝฟ้†‰ (shว zuรฌ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ opiti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ gera drukkinn

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะผะฐั ะฑะพะปัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ—แƒ แƒ (damatro)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sษ™rxoลŸ etmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ embriagar

Etymology

The word 'inebriate' originated from the Latin word 'inebriatus', which means 'to make drunk'. It has been used in English since the 15th century to describe the state of being intoxicated or habitually drunk. Over the years, it has come to represent both the act of becoming drunk and a person who is frequently intoxicated.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #31,208 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.