- inebriation
- inebriation (n.) 1520s, from L.L. inebriationem (nom. inebriatio), noun of action from pp. stem of inebriare (see INEBRIATE (Cf. inebriate)).
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Inebriation — In*e bri*a tion, n. [L. inebriatio.] The condition of being inebriated; intoxication; figuratively, deprivation of sense and judgment by anything that exhilarates, as success. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Preserve him from the inebriation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inebriation — I noun alcoholism, bacchanalianism, bibulosity, bibulousness, dipsomania, drunkenness, ebrietas, inebriety, influence of liquor, insobriety, intemperance, intoxication, potation associated concepts: driving while intoxicated, drunken driving,… … Law dictionary
Inebriation — Inebriation, lat. deutsch, Berauschung; inebriiren, berauschen; bethören … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
inebriation — inebriate ► VERB ▪ make drunk; intoxicate. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ drunk; intoxicated. DERIVATIVES inebriation noun inebriety noun. ORIGIN Latin inebriare intoxicate … English terms dictionary
inebriation — noun see inebriate I … New Collegiate Dictionary
inebriation — See inebriate. * * * … Universalium
inebriation — noun The state or characteristic of drunkenness. Syn: drunkenness, inebriacy See Also: inebriate, inebriated … Wiktionary
inebriation — Intoxication, especially by alcohol. [see inebriety] * * * in·e·bri·a·tion (in e″bre aґshən) [L. inebriare to make drunk] 1. intoxication with alcohol; see also alcoholism. 2. a state resembling alcoholic intoxication. Called also… … Medical dictionary
inebriation — Synonyms and related words: Dutch courage, a high, befuddlement, besottedness, drunkenness, fuddle, fuddledness, fuddlement, hangover, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, katzenjammer, morning after, pot valiance, pot valor, sottedness,… … Moby Thesaurus
inebriation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being intoxicated with alcoholic liquor: crapulence, drunkenness, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness. See DRUGS … English dictionary for students
