'Inebriating' definitions:

Definition of 'Inebriating'

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  • Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inebriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inebriating.] [L. inebriatus, p. p. of inebriare; pref. in- in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius drunk. See Ebriety.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To make drunk; to intoxicate. [1913 Webster]
  • The cups That cheer but not inebriate. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy. [1913 Webster]
  • The inebriating effect of popular applause. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

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