inebriate
a chronic drinker
• Syn:
drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, wino
• Derivationally related forms:
drunk (for: drunk), drink (for: drunkard)
• Hypernyms:
drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer
• Hyponyms:
alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush,
soaker, souse
1. make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
• Syn:
intoxicate, soak
• Derivationally related forms:
inebriation, inebriant, intoxication (for: intoxicate), intoxicant (for: intoxicate)
• Hypernyms:
affect
• Hyponyms:
befuddle, fuddle
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
2. become drunk or drink excessively
• Syn:
souse, soak, hit it up
• Derivationally related forms:
inebriation, soaker (for: soak), souse (for: souse)
• Hypernyms:
drink, booze, fuddle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. fill with sublime emotion
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
• Syn:
exhilarate, tickle pink, thrill, exalt, beatify
• Derivationally related forms:
beatification (for: beatify), exaltation (for: exalt), thrill (for: thrill), exhilaration (for: exhilarate)
• Hypernyms:
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
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