inebriated

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb fill with sublime emotion
  2. verb make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
  3. verb become drunk or drink excessively

Etymology

From Latin inēbriātus, past participle of inēbriō (“intoxicate”) from in- + ēbrius (“drunk, intoxicated”) from Proto-Italic *ēɣʷrjos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēgʷʰ-ryo-s from root *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”); whence also ebrious and inebriate.

Synonyms

exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify

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