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inebriate.

A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪˈniːbɹiət/
  1. A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ɪˈniːbɹieɪt/
  1. To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.

    transitive
  2. To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.

    figuratively · transitive
  3. To become drunk.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ɪˈniːbɹiət/
  1. intoxicated; drunk

Where this word comes from

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

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