Inebriating: meaning, definitions and examples

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inebriating

 

[ ษชหˆnษ›brษชหŒeษชtษชล‹ ]

Adjective / Verb
Context #1 | Adjective

describing effects of alcohol or drugs

Causing intoxication; producing drunkenness or exhilaration.

Synonyms

inebrious, intoxicant, intoxicating

Examples of usage

  • The inebriating effects of the wine were evident as he stumbled around the room.
  • She enjoyed the inebriating feeling of being high on marijuana.
Context #2 | Verb

to make someone drunk or exhilarated

To make drunk; to intoxicate; to excite or elate excessively.

Synonyms

enrapture, excite, intoxicate

Examples of usage

  • He inebriated himself with a large amount of whiskey.
  • The music and atmosphere in the club inebriated the crowd.

Translations

Translations of the word "inebriating" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น inebriante

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคจเคถเคพ เค•เคฐเคจเฅ‡เคตเคพเคฒเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช berauschend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ memabukkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะฟ'ัะฝะบะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ odurzajฤ…cy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้…”ใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท enivrant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ embriagador

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sarhoลŸ edici

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ทจํ•˜๊ฒŒ ํ•˜๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุณูƒุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ opojnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ opojnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไฝฟไบบ้™ถ้†‰็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ opojno

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ vรญmuefni

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะผะฐั ะฑะพะปา“ะฐะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒ—แƒ•แƒ แƒแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sษ™rxoลŸ edษ™n

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ embriagador

Etymology

The word 'inebriating' originates from the Latin word 'inebriare', which means 'to make drunk'. It has been used in English since the 17th century to describe the effects of alcohol or drugs on a person. The term highlights the intoxicating and exhilarating impact of substances that alter one's state of mind.

See also: inebriated, inebriation, inebriety.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #39,174, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.