inebriated

UK: /ɪnˈiːbrieɪtɪd/

From the verb inebriate: (⇒ conjugate)

inebriated is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

in•e•bri•ate /v. ɪnˈibriˌeɪt, ɪˈni-; n., adj. -ɪt/   v., -at•ed, -at•ing, n., adj. 
v. [~ + object]

1. to make drunk:
   Drinking too much alcohol inebriated him.

n. [countable]

2. an intoxicated person, esp. a drunkard.

adj. 

3. Also, inˈe•briˌat•ed. drunk;
   intoxicated:
   completely inebriated.

in•e•bri•a•tion /ɪnˌibriˈeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] total inebriation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

in•e•bri•ate  (v. in ē′brē āt′, i nē′-;n., adj. in ē′brē it, i nē′-), v., -at•ed, -at•ing, n., adj. 
v.t. 

1. to make drunk;
   intoxicate.
2. to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally.

n. 

3. an intoxicated person.
4. a habitual drunkard.

adj. 

5. Also, in•e′bri•at′ed. drunk;
   intoxicated.

• Latin inēbriātus past participle of inēbriāre to make drunk, equivalent. to in- in-² + ēbri(us) drunk + -ātus -ate¹
• late Middle English 1400–50

in•e′bri•a′tion, n. 
Synonyms

• 4. See drunkard. 

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inebriate verb / ɪnˈiːbrɪˌeɪt/(transitive)

1. to make drunk; intoxicate
2. to arouse emotionally; make excited

noun / ɪnˈiːbrɪɪt/

1. a person who is drunk, esp habitually

adjective / ɪnˈiːbrɪɪt/
also : inebriated / ɪnˈiːbrɪeɪtɪd/

1. drunk, esp habitually

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin inēbriāre, from in-² + ēbriāre to intoxicate, from ēbrius drunk

inˌebriˈation noun

inebriety / ˌɪnɪˈbraɪɪtɪ/ noun