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- Dictionaryinebriated/əˈnēbrēˌādəd/
adjective
- 1. drunk; intoxicated: formal, humorous "I got mildly inebriated"
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The meaning of INEBRIATED is exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated. How to use inebriated in a sentence.
adjective. us / ɪˈni·briˌeɪ·t̬əd / Add to word list. having drunk too much alcohol.
noun. in· ebri· ate i-ˈnē-brē-ət. Synonyms of inebriate. : one who is drunk. especially : drunkard. inebriate. 2 of 3. verb. in· ebri· ate i-ˈnē-brē-ˌāt. inebriated; inebriating. transitive verb. 1. : to make drunk : intoxicate. 2. : to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor. inebriation. i-ˌnē-brē-ˈā-shən. noun. inebriate. 3 of 3. adjective.
Inebriated definition: drunk or intoxicated, or exhilarated or stupefied in a way that suggests intoxication. See examples of INEBRIATED used in a sentence.
When you want to use an impressive word to say that someone is drunk, go ahead and use inebriated. If you like, you can also use it to refer to someone who is intoxicated with substances other than alcohol, but at its heart, inebriated simply means tanked, blotto, stinko, drunk.
verb [ T ] formal uk / ɪˈniː.bri.eɪt / us / ɪˈniː.bri.eɪt / to make someone become drunk: The cultivation of sugar made cheap rum freely available, further inebriating the workers. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Inebriate is a formal term that sounds more factual or neutral than the stigmatizing label drunkard. Dipsomaniac is a rare, older term for a person who, because of some psychological or physiological illness, has an irresistible craving for liquor.
adjective. formal us / ɪˈniː.bri.ət / uk / ɪˈniː.bri.ət / having drunk too much alcohol or regularly doing this: Our translator had been known to get so hopelessly inebriate as to be incapable of speech. He funded the establishment of a home for inebriate women. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. inebriate. verb [ T ]
1. /ɪnˈibriˌeɪt/ make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) 2. /ɪˈnɛbriɪt/ a chronic drinker. IPA guide. 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.
Definition of inebriated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
