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inebriate

[in-ee-bree-eyt, in-ee-bree-it] / ɪnˈi briˌeɪt, ɪnˈi bri ɪt /
VERB
intoxicate
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There is one Woman Inspector of Prisons, a qualified medical woman, who acts also as Assistant Inspector of State and Certified Inebriate Reformatories.

From Women Workers in Seven Professions by Morley, Edith J.

That hearken'd to Lorenzo and now reel Inebriate with the exuberance Of his verbosity?

From Seven Men by Beerbohm, Max, Sir

Therefore, in this and in the other female Inebriate Homes no meat is served.

From Regeneration by Haggard, Henry Rider

"He has an Inebriate Asylum in view, mother, and wants to engage you for physician, and your daughter for matron."

From Three People by Pansy

The result of this view was the establishment of Inebriate Asylums for voluntary or enforced seclusion, first in the United States, and afterwards in England and some of her dependencies.

From Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)




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