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inebriate

noun
in路​ebri路​ate | \ i-藞n膿-br膿-蓹t How to pronounce inebriate (audio) \

Definition of inebriate

 (Entry 1 of 3)

: one who is drunk especially : drunkard

inebriate

verb
in路​ebri路​ate | \ i-藞n膿-br膿-藢膩t How to pronounce inebriate (audio) \
inebriated; inebriating

Definition of inebriate (Entry 2 of 3)

transitive verb

1 : to make drunk : intoxicate
2 : to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor

inebriate

adjective
in路​ebri路​ate | \ i-藞n膿-br膿-蓹t How to pronounce inebriate (audio) , -藢膩t\

Definition of inebriate (Entry 3 of 3)

1 : affected by alcohol : drunk
2 : addicted to excessive drinking
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Verb

inebriation \ i-​藢n膿-​br膿-​藞膩-​sh蓹n How to pronounce inebriation (audio) \ noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for inebriate

Synonyms: Noun

alcoholic, alkie (or alky) [slang], boozehound, boozer, dipsomaniac, drinker, drunk, drunkard, juicehead [slang], juicer [slang], lush, rummy, soak, soaker, sot, souse, tippler, toper, tosspot

Synonyms: Adjective

besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunk, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, impaired, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted [slang], ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]

Antonyms: Adjective

sober, straight

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Examples of inebriate in a Sentence

Noun

 having performed in countless bars and clubs, the stand-up comedian was used to being heckled by inebriates in the back of the house

Adjective

 those inebriate sports fans who yell and scream throughout the game

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 One of American drama's most intriguing case studies, Hickey is the hardware salesman who returns to his old tawdry haunt not on one of his periodic benders but on a mission to reform the resident inebriates of their belief in a better tomorrow. — Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, "A revelatory Denzel Washington in 'The Iceman Cometh'," 10 May 2018 The group proposed extending the winter shelter through May, boosting treatment for serial inebriates and reporting all homeless incidents and issues to a single coordinator. — Jeff Mcdonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Long before Petco Park, citizens group foresaw homeless crisis and suggestions went unheeded," 1 Oct. 2017

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