inebriate

Etymology

From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”).

noun

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

verb

1. (transitive) To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
2. (transitive, figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
   the inebriating effect of popular applause 1841, Thomas Macaulay, Comic Dramatists of the Restoration (printed in Edinburgh Review, January 1841)
3. (intransitive) To become drunk.

adj

1. 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
   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