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")