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(), 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.] 1. To make drunk; to intoxicate. The cups That cheer but not inebriate. Cowper. 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. The inebriating effect of popular applause. Macaulay. Ine"briate v. i.To become drunk. [Obs.] Bacon. Ine"briate (), a.[L. inebriatus, p. p.] Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied. Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said. Udall. Ine"briate n.One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum for inebriates. Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. E. Darwin. スポンサード リンク
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