Main Entry: ¹in·ebri·ate

Pronunciation: \i-ˈnē-brē-ˌāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): in·ebri·at·ed; in·ebri·at·ing

Etymology: Middle English inebryat, from Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare, from in- + ebriare to intoxicate, from ebrius drunk

Date: 15th century

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

— in·ebri·a·tion \-ˌnē-brē-ˈā-shən\ noun