As he walked along, the inebriate, whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.
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Inebriate
//ɪˈniːbɹiət//
Synonyms for "inebriate" (163 found)
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Related words (81)
Adjective(37 words)
Verb(4 words)
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43 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- пияница noun (habitually drunk)
- напивам verb (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate)
- напивам се verb (to become drunk)
- опиянявам verb (fill with sublime emotion)
Czech
3 entries- opilec noun (habitually drunk)
- opít verb (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate)
- opít se verb (to become drunk)
Dutch
2 entries- zich bedrinken verb (to become drunk)
- zich bezatten verb (to become drunk)
French
4 entries- ivrogne noun (habitually drunk)
- enivrer verb (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate)
- enivrer verb (fill with sublime emotion)
- s'enivrer verb (to become drunk)
Georgian
2 entries- ათრობს verb (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate)
- თვრება verb (to become drunk)
German
4 entries- berauscht adj (intoxicated, drunk)
- Alkoholiker noun (habitually drunk)
- Betrunkener noun (habitually drunk)
- Trinker noun (habitually drunk)
Korean
2 entries- 곤드레만드레 취하다 verb (fill with sublime emotion)
- 잔뜩 취하다 verb (fill with sublime emotion)
Portuguese
2 entries- embriagar verb (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate)
- embriagar-se verb (to become drunk)
Russian
2 entries- напиваться verb (to become drunk)
- опьянять verb (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate)
Spanish
4 entries- embriagar verb (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate)
- embriagarse verb (to become drunk)
- inebriar verb (to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate)
- inebriarse verb (to become drunk)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
the inebriating effect of popular applause
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fish that come from the Euxine Sea ; that when they come into the fresh water , do inebriate and turn up their bellies , so as you may take them with your hand
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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.
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