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inebriate

DEFINITIONS OF: inebriate

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v make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

Synonyms:
intoxicate, soak
Types:
befuddle, fuddle
make stupid with alcohol
Type of:
affect
act physically on; have an effect upon

v become drunk or drink excessively

Synonyms:
hit it up, soak, souse
Type of:
booze, drink, fuddle
consume alcohol

v fill with sublime emotion

“He was inebriated by his phenomenal success”
Synonyms:
beatify, exalt, exhilarate, thrill, tickle pink
Type of:
elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

n a chronic drinker

Synonyms:
drunk, drunkard, rummy, sot, wino
Types:
alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
Type of:
drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper
a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
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