Etymology From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”).
1
A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.
As he walked along, the inebriate, whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.1889, Horatio Alger, chapter 18, in Driven From Home:
Etymology From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”).
1
To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
2
Figuratively To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
the inebriating effect of popular applause1841, Thomas Macaulay, Comic Dramatists of the Restoration (printed in Edinburgh Review, January 1841)
3
To become drunk.
fish that come from the Euxine Sea ; that when they come into the fresh water , do inebriate and turn up their bellies , so as you may take them with your hand1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
Etymology From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”).
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intoxicated; drunk
Victoria, on the other hand, has apparently become more inebriate, as, according to the figures, arrests for drunkenness within her boundaries, in proportion to the population, increased from 12 per 1,000 in 1880 to 16½ in 1890 and nearly 16 in 1891; but even the latter proportions were still lower than in New South Wales during the same periods.1894, Victorian Year-book - Volume 20, Part 2, page 355:
At 30 he was inebriate, with a drink period of twelve or fifteen days.1894, Norman Kerr, Inebriety; Or, Narcomania;, page 608:
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Karim found Sudhir disgusting when he was inebriate, as he was totally unpredictable and thoroughly inappropriate, albeit abusive and condescending; truly a rear-end of a donkey.2019, Onaly A. Kapasi, Tectonic Dyssynchrony: