Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun inebriate

1 sense of inebriate

Sense 1
drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino -- (a chronic drinker)
       => drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer -- (a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb inebriate

3 senses of inebriate

Sense 1
exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify -- (fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success")
       => elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate -- (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits")

Sense 2
intoxicate, soak, inebriate -- (make drunk (with alcoholic drinks))
       => affect -- (act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate")

Sense 3
souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up -- (become drunk or drink excessively)
       => drink, booze, fuddle -- (consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night")

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