to inebriate

Examples

• All

• "How inebriated are you?"

  Fiction book (1994)

• We got friendly, and one night we got ourselves inebriated.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Is that because you were inebriated?

  The Girl on the Train (2016)

• As I pulled her to safety, it was clear she was inebriated.

  Beyond the Lights (2014)

• Definitely none of this is in any way your fault, and the fact you were somewhat inebriated doesn't change this.

  Blog text (27)

• Asher was inebriated and fled the accident scene before the police arrived.

  Blog text (26)

• A second trait is the one shameful incident of his life, the occasion when he became hopelessly inebriated at a family wedding.

  Academic text (1992)

• In principle, we don’t serve anyone who’s inebriated, right?

  PLAY (2014)

• Drinking too much wine can inebriate someone quickly if they are not careful.

• He chose to inebriate himself at the party, enjoying the night with friends.

Synonyms

B

to booze

vsto inebriate

• Informal

8 8.4

To drink a lot of alcohol

focuses on causing or becoming drunk rather than just drinking alcohol

S

to soak

vsto inebriate

• Informal

2 8.8

Make someone drunk

is used in neutral or formal contexts rather than casual speech

I

to intoxicate

vsto inebriate

• NSFW

2 7.0

To make someone drunk with alcohol or drugs

is limited to alcohol rather than including other drugs

S

to souse

vsto inebriate

• Archaic

1 9.9

To drink alcohol until you become drunk

is the current common verb used rather than an older form

A

to alcoholize

vsto inebriate

1 8.9

To give someone alcohol so they become drunk

is the common everyday term rather than a technical or clinical action

Antonyms

S

to sober up

38 4.6

To stop being drunk and feel normal again

How Intoxicated

to stupefy

2 7.9

to inebriate

• Formal

1 8.4

drink

12 6.6

to sip

153 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology