inebriated
/ˌɪˈnebɹiˌeɪtəd/ih-NEH-bree-ay-tuhd
/ˌɪˈnɛbɹiˌeɪtəd/ih-NEH-bree-ay-tuhd
Meaningmade drunk
Common meaning: drunk
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- ebridrunkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 623 · scan
- atedpast ending: made into or treated by
‘in, into’ + ‘drunk’ → inebriated
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin ēbrius ‘drunk’.
Roots
- ēbrius, -a, -um Latin “drunk”
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