Inebriated

3 definitions found

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

  inebriated \in*e"bri*at`ed\ adj.
     under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk.
  
     Syn: besotted, bibulous, blind, blind drunk, drunk, drunken,
          inebriate, sottish.
          [WordNet 1.5]



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}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inebriated
       adj : stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially
             alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors";
             "helplessly inebriated" [syn: {intoxicated}, {drunk}]
             [ant: {sober}]