inebriate

1.

/ɪnˈibriˌeɪt/

make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

2.

/ɪˈnɛbriɪt/

a chronic drinker

Other forms: inebriated; inebriates; inebriating

If a party host wants to inebriate her guests, she'll serve them many alcoholic drinks. In other words, she'll try to get them drunk.

Use the verb inebriate to describe what happens when someone or something intoxicates a person. If you realize that your lemonade is inebriating you, you probably accidentally ordered an alcoholic drink that tastes like lemonade. You can also use inebriate to describe something that's beautiful or thrilling: "There is nothing like watching the sun rise over the mountains to inebriate me." The Latin root, inebriatus, simply means "to make drunk."

Definitions of inebriate (/ɪnˈibriˌeɪt/)

1. verb

   make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
   synonyms: intoxicate, soak

   types:

   befuddle, fuddle

   make stupid with alcohol

   type of:

   affect

   act physically on; have an effect upon
2. verb

   become drunk or drink excessively
   synonyms: hit it up, soak, souse

   type of:

   booze, drink, fuddle

   consume alcohol
3. verb

   fill with sublime emotion
   “He was inebriated by his phenomenal success”

   synonyms: beatify, exalt, exhilarate, thrill, tickle pink

   type of:

   elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift

   fill with high spirits; fill with optimism