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inebriant

[ in-ee-bree-uhnt, ih-nee- ]

noun

  1. an intoxicant.


adjective

  1. inebriating; intoxicating.

inebriant

/ ɪ²Ôˈ¾±Ë²ú°ùɪə²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. causing intoxication, esp drunkenness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something that inebriates
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of inebriant1

1810–20; < Latin ¾±²Ôŧ²ú°ù¾±²¹²Ô³Ù- (stem of ¾±²Ôŧ²ú°ù¾±²¹²Ô²õ, present participle of ¾±²Ôŧ²ú°ù¾±Äå°ù±ð to make drunk), equivalent to in- in- 2 + ŧ²ú°ù¾± ( us ) drunk + -ant- -ant
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But every movement needs a dreamer, and right now Jagger hopes to use his platform to rebrand cannabis as both an ingredient and a socially acceptable inebriant.

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Mr. McInerney, at 59, now writes a column for The Wall Street Journal about a less lethal inebriant: wine.

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Still, inebriants are what Anderson Valley does best.

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The effects of intoxicants are variously modified by the temperament of the individual and the nature of the inebriant.

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The use of Bhang doubtless dates from the dawn of civilisation, whose earliest social pleasures would be inebriants.

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