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.
In*e"bri*ate, v. i. To become
drunk. [Obs.] Bacon.
In*e"bri*ate (?), a. [L.
inebriatus, p. p.] Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given
to drink; stupefied.
Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made
drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he
said.
Udall.
In*e"bri*ate, n. One who is drunk
or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum for
inebriates.
Some inebriates have their paroxysms of
inebriety.
E. Darwin.
