Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Source : WordNet®
inebriated
adj : stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially
alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors";
"helplessly inebriated" [syn: {intoxicated}, {drunk}]
[ant: {sober}]