Ebriate

/ɪˈbraɪət/ verb

Definition

To make drunk; to intoxicate (archaic or rare usage).

Etymology

From Latin 'ebriatus,' past participle of 'ebriare' (to intoxicate), derived from 'ebrius' (drunk). This verb form is largely obsolete, replaced by 'intoxicate' or 'inebriate' in modern English.

Kelly Says

If you really wanted to sound like Shakespeare, you'd use 'ebriate' instead of 'get drunk'—it's the poetic ancestor of our word 'inebriate.'

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