In·e·bri·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inebriated p. pr. & vb. n. Inebriating ]
  1. To make drunk; to intoxicate.
  The cups
  That cheer but not inebriate.   --Cowper.
  2. Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy.
     The inebriating effect of popular applause.   --Macaulay.
  inebriated
       adj : stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially
             alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors";
             "helplessly inebriated" [syn: intoxicated, drunk]
             [ant: sober]