Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
Inebriate — In*e bri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inebriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inebriating}.] [L. inebriatus, p. p. of inebriare; pref. in in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius drunk. See {Ebriety}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make drunk; to intoxicate. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inebriate — In*e bri*ate, a. [L. inebriatus, p. p.] Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied. [1913 Webster] Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said. Udall. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inebriate — In*e bri*ate, v. i. To become drunk. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inebriate — In*e bri*ate, n. One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum for inebriates. [1913 Webster] Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. E. Darwin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inebriate — v. To make intoxicated or drunk. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
inebriate — (v.) late 15c., from L. inebriatus, pp. of inebriare to make drunk, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + ebriare make drunk, from ebrius drunk, of unknown origin. Related: INEBRIATED (Cf. Inebriated); inebriating. Also … Etymology dictionary
inebriate — n *drunkard, alcoholic, dipsomaniac, sot, soak, toper, tosspot, tippler Antonyms: teetotaler … New Dictionary of Synonyms
inebriate — ► VERB ▪ make drunk; intoxicate. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ drunk; intoxicated. DERIVATIVES inebriation noun inebriety noun. ORIGIN Latin inebriare intoxicate … English terms dictionary
inebriate — [in ē′brē āt΄; ] for adj. [ & ] n. [, in ē ′brēit, in ē′brēāt΄] vt. inebriated, inebriating [< L inebriatus, pp. of inebriare, to intoxicate < in , intens. + ebriare, to make drunk < ebrius, drunk] 1. to make drunk; intoxicate 2. to… … English World dictionary
inebriate — 1. noun A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk. As he walked along, the inebriate, whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help. Syn: drunkard 2. verb … Wiktionary
inebriate — [15] Latin ēbrius (a relative of sōbrius, from which English gets sober) meant ‘drunk’. From it was formed the verb ēbriāre ‘intoxicate’, which with the addition of the intensive prefix in produced inēbriāre ‘make very drunk’ – whence English… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
