fuddle vs inebriate

fuddle and inebriate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fuddle	Yes	No	Yes	No
inebriate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, inebriate is a hyponym of fuddle; that is, inebriate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fuddle:

Other hyponyms of fuddle include tank, port, claret, bar hop, pub-crawl, bib, tipple, hit it up, soak, souse, wine, carry, hold.

As verbs, inebriate is a hypernym of fuddle; that is, inebriate is a word with a broader meaning than fuddle:

Other hypernyms of fuddle include intoxicate, soak.

fuddle (noun)	inebriate (noun)
a confused multitude of things	a chronic drinker

fuddle (verb)	inebriate (verb)
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly	become drunk or drink excessively
consume alcohol	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
make stupid with alcohol	fill with sublime emotion