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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] 1. To make drunk; to intoxicate. The cups That cheer but not inebriate. --Cowper. 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. The inebriating effect of popular applause. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inebriated adj : stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" [syn: {intoxicated}, {drunk}] [ant: {sober}]
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