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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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}.]
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1. To make drunk; to intoxicate.
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The cups
That cheer but not inebriate. --Cowper.
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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.
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The inebriating effect of popular applause.
--Macaulay.
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