Inebriate vs Bibber - What's the difference?
inebriate | bibber |
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 inebriate and bibber
is that inebriate is a person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk while bibber is one given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.As a verb inebriate
is to cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.As an adjective inebriate
is intoxicated; drunk.inebriate
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.