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