enivrer

French

Etymology

From en- + ivre + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/
  • (s'enivrer) IPA(key): /s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/
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Verb

enivrer

  1. (transitive) to intoxicate, make drunk or get (someone) drunk, either physically or figuratively
  2. (reflexive, + de) to get drunk; to become intoxicated
    Synonyms: se noircir, se bourrer la gueule, se souler
    Antonym: désenivrer
    • 1869, Charles Baudelaire, “Enivrez-vous”, in Petits Poèmes en prose:
      Il est l’heure de s’enivrer ! Pour n’être pas les esclaves martyrisés du Temps, enivrez-vous ; enivrez-vous sans cesse ! De vin, de poésie ou de vertu, à votre guise.
      It is time to get drunk! In order not to be the tormented slaves of Time, get drunk; get drunk constantly! On wine, on poetry or on virtue, as you wish.

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