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inebriate
in·e·bri·ate
[
i nbree àyt
]
transitive verb
(
past and past participle
in·e·bri·at·ed
,
present participle
in·e·bri·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
in·e·bri·ates
)
Definition:
1.
make somebody intoxicated:
to cause somebody to become drunk or intoxicated
2.
excite somebody:
to make somebody excited or exhilarated
(
formal
)
noun
(
plural
in·e·bri·ates
)
Definition:
intoxicated person:
a drunk or intoxicated person
(
formal
)
adjective
Definition:
intoxicated:
drunk or intoxicated
(
formal
)
[
15th century. < Latin
inebriat-
, past participle of
inebriare
, literally "make drunk in" <
ebrius
"drunk"
]
in·e·bri·at·ed
adjective
in·e·bri·a·tion
[
i nbree áysh'n
]
noun
in·e·bri·e·ty
[
ìnni br ətee
]
noun
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in·e·bri·at·ed adjectivein·e·bri·a·tion [ i nbree áysh'n ] nounin·e·bri·e·ty [ ìnni br ətee ] noun
