Inebriation

Inebriation
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 prosperity. --Macaulay.

Syn: See {Drunkenness}. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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 — (n.) 1520s, from L.L. inebriationem (nom. inebriatio), noun of action from pp. stem of inebriare (see INEBRIATE (Cf. inebriate)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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

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