Inebriating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
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     1. To make drunk; to intoxicate.


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              The cups
              That cheer but not inebriate.         --Cowper.
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     2. Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as
        if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment;
        also, to stupefy.
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              The inebriating effect of popular applause.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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