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🍷 To drink alcohol 🕯️ To pour as offering
to libate

to libate

9.9
To drink alcohol with other people, often at a party
  • verb
  • /ˈlaɪbeɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : libar
  • After the ceremony, the guests gathered to libate and celebrate together.

Examples

  • They would often libate at the local tavern after a long week of work.

  • He prefers to libate with friends on special occasions rather than drink alone.

  • They libate during the festival every year.

  • At the wedding, we libated to celebrate their love.

  • They decided to libate in celebration of their friend's promotion.

  • At the wedding ceremony, guests began to libate during the reception.

  • The locals typically libate during the festival to honor their ancestors.

Synonyms

to drink
vsto libate
∞ 2.8

To have alcohol often or at social events

is used mainly for alcohol in ritual or formal social contexts
to booze
vsto libate
  • Informal
5 8.4

To drink a lot of alcohol

is tied to ritual or social drinking rather than heavy, excessive use
to raise a libation
vsto libate
9.9

Offer a drink in a ceremony to honor someone or a god

involves taking alcohol oneself within rituals rather than offering it to others

How Much

to guzzle
  • Informal
16 5.8
to chug
  • Informal
31 5.0
quaff
  • Archaic
1 9.8
to libate
  • Archaic
9.9
to drink
∞ 1.0
to sip
127 1.0

Surface Forms

libate infinitive
libated past
libated past participle
libating present participle
libates third person singular

Etymology

The word libate comes from the Latin verb libare, which meant 'to pour' or 'to taste', and it shares the same root as English libation. So to libate can mean to drink and share a drink with others, especially at a celebration.