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Meanings of inebriate in English

Portuguese
borracho
Catalan
borratxo
Spanish
borracho

A chronic drinker.

        borracho
        Catalan
        estremir-se

        Fill with sublime emotion.

              estremir-se
              Portuguese
              embraigar
              Catalan
              emborratxar

              Become drunk or drink excessively.

                    embraigar

                    Being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired due to excessive consumption of alcohol.

                        Usage of inebriate in English
                        1
                        But less lucky wine-bibbers need not be illogical as well as inebriate.
                        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 23, 1892
                        2
                        How far down need a man go before he becomes an inebriate?
                        The Abominations of Modern Society
                        3
                        His friendship for the inebriate was of the most sincere kind.
                        An Outcast; Or, Virtue and Faith
                        4
                        It was a bright spring morning, one of those days which inebriate one.
                        The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4
                        5
                        One friend used to tell her that she was an inebriate on resting.
                        Nerves and Common Sense
                        6
                        He became a potman, and was immediately discharged as an inebriate.
                        Cashel Byron's Profession
                        7
                        She has too much brains for that,- agirlto cheer but not inebriate.
                        Jewel Weed
                        8
                        The balls would not stay on the track; the pins stood at inebriate angles.
                        Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume I, Part 2: 1866-1875
                        9
                        Which seemed wise, given that his father's inebriate advice and observations were usually suspect.
                        Crown of Slaves
                        10
                        The movement startled the passengers, many of whom alighted and gathered around the inebriate.
                        Maggie Miller: The Story of Old Hagar's Secret
                        11
                        The other inebriate, hearing the disturbance, came to the assistance of his drunken companion.
                        Jack in the Forecastle; or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawse...
                        12
                        She had also served two years in an inebriate reformatory.
                        London's Underworld
                        13
                        The orange-trees seem to inebriate me with their very breath.
                        The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)
                        14
                        Eight large cans of Guinness in one sitting would certainly inebriate most of us.
                        The Irish Times
                        15
                        Clinging to Grant's arm, the two hastened away, leaving the inebriate on the ground.
                        Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition
                        16
                        The happy, dreamy peasant-genius gazing on Glory with inebriate, undazzled eyes is no more.
                        "My Novel" — Volume 06
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                        Inebriate through the time
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