inebriate
    n 1: a chronic drinker [syn: drunkard, drunk, rummy,
         sot, inebriate, wino]
    v 1: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at
         the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by
         his phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, tickle pink,
         inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify]
    2: make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) [syn: intoxicate,
       soak, inebriate]
    3: become drunk or drink excessively [syn: souse, soak,
       inebriate, hit it up]

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.]
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   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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Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, v. i.
   To become drunk. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, a. [L. inebriatus, p. p.]
   Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied.
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         Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken
         with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he
         said.                                    --Udall.
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Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, n.
   One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard;
   as, an asylum for inebriates.
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         Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. --E.
                                                  Darwin.
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