Dipsomaniac vs Inebriate - What's the difference?
dipsomaniac | inebriate |
One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.
A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.
* 1889 , , Driven From Home , ch. 18:
To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
(figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
* Macaulay
To become drunk.
intoxicated; drunk
* Udall
As nouns the difference between dipsomaniac and inebriate
is that dipsomaniac is one with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic while inebriate is a person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.As a verb inebriate is
to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.As an adjective inebriate is
intoxicated; drunk.dipsomaniac
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* alcoholic * dipso * drunkard * sot * lushAntonyms
* abstain * teetotal * temperance * on the wagoninebriate
English
Noun
(en noun)- As he walked along, the inebriate , whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.
Synonyms
* drunkardVerb
(inebriat)- The inebriating effect of popular applause.
- (Francis Bacon)
Synonyms
* intoxicateDerived terms
* inebriacy * inebriant * inebriation * inebriative * inebriety * inebriism * inebriousAdjective
(en adjective)- Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said.
