French Conversation · Level 176
15 words
French word
enivrer
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃nivʁe/
Meaning
- verbintoxicate
Example
Le vin l'enivre.
The wine intoxicates him.
More examples
Son succès l'enivre.
His success intoxicates him.
Core concept
A rush of alcohol or intense feeling that makes the senses feel drunk and pulls attention away from ordinary reality.
Common phrases
s'enivrer de joie
be intoxicated with joy
enivrer quelqu'un
intoxicate someone
s'enivrer à la fête
get drunk at the party
Similar words
griser: To make someone pleasantly light-headed from a little alcohol or stimulation.
saouler: To make someone drunk in casual speech.
Definition in French
Provoquer chez quelqu'un un état d'ivresse, au sens propre par l'alcool ou au sens figuré par une impression très forte.
Word origin
French enivrer comes from Old French enivrer, formed with en- and ivre, which descends from Latin ebrius.
Usage tips
- Enivrer is transitive and takes the person affected as a direct object, as in Le vin l'enivre.
Other meanings
- enraptureverb
Opposites
- dégrisersober upverb
Related words
- enivrantintoxicatingadjective
- enivréintoxicatedadjective
- enivrementintoxicationnoun