Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - inebriate

 I. transitive verb  (-ated; -ating)  Etymology: Middle English inebryat, from Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare, from in- + ebriare to intoxicate, from ebrius drunk  Date: 15th century  1. to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor  2. to make drunk ; intoxicate  • inebriation noun  II. adjective  Date: 15th century  1. affected by alcohol ; drunk  2. addicted to excessive drinking  III. noun  Date: circa 1796 one who is drunk; especially drunkard INEBRIATED  adjective  Date: 1609 exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol ; intoxicated