inebriate (Meaning)
inebriate (n)
a chronic drinker
inebriate (v)
fill with sublime emotion
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
become drunk or drink excessively
inebriate (v. t.)
To make drunk; to intoxicate.
Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy.
inebriate (v. i.)
To become drunk.
inebriate (a.)
Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied.
inebriate (n.)
One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum fro inebriates.
Synonyms & Antonyms of inebriate
Synonyms:
- bombed
- cockeyed
- under the weather
- stinking
- three sheets to the wind
- soused
- sottish
- intoxicated
- under the influence
- plastered
- blotto
- smashed
- lit
- crocked
- tipsy
- besotted
- gassed
- stiff
- stoned
- blind
- squiffy
- juiced
- sloshed
- looped
- sozzled
- stewed
- loaded
- pickled
- pie-eyed
- boozy
- ripped
- inebriated
- wasted
- alcoholic
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- canned
- strung out
- tight
- hammered
- dopey
- bleary-eyed
- high
- blasted
- tiddly
- in one's cups
- three sheets in the wind
- dipsomaniacal
- dopy
- squiffed
- blitzed
- crapulous
- potted
- tanked
- stupefied
- bibulous
- befuddled
- maudlin
- debauched
- rocky
- wiped out
- dissipated
- beery
- lit up
- oiled
- dissolute
- in the bag
Antonyms:
inebriate Sentence Examples
- Excessive alcohol consumption led to the inebriate's erratic behavior and slurred speech.
- The police officer confiscated the inebriate's car keys after witnessing their reckless driving.
- The hospital admitted the inebriate for acute alcohol poisoning and administered fluids to prevent dehydration.
- The inebriate stumbled and fell, causing a scene of public intoxication.
- The hotel refused to accommodate the inebriate due to their disorderly conduct.
- The inebriate's friends attempted to restrain them from further alcohol consumption.
- The inebriate's eyes were glazed and their coordination was impaired.
- The inebriate's words were incoherent and difficult to understand.
- The inebriate's condition worsened throughout the night, necessitating urgent medical attention.
- The inebriate's drinking problem had reached a critical point, prompting their family to intervene.
FAQs About the word inebriate
a chronic drinker, fill with sublime emotion, make drunk (with alcoholic drinks), become drunk or drink excessivelyTo make drunk; to intoxicate., Fig.: To disor
wet, fried, impaired,drunk, drunken, bombed, cockeyed, under the weather, stinking, three sheets to the wind
straight,sober, straight, dry, dry, sober, level, temperate, teetotal, steady
Excessive alcohol consumption led to the inebriate's erratic behavior and slurred speech.
The police officer confiscated the inebriate's car keys after witnessing their reckless driving.
The hospital admitted the inebriate for acute alcohol poisoning and administered fluids to prevent dehydration.
The inebriate stumbled and fell, causing a scene of public intoxication.
