inebriate vs pick up

pick up vs inebriate

inebriate is a noun but pick up is not a noun.

inebriate and pick up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inebriate	Yes	No	Yes	No
pick up	No	No	Yes	No

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

inebriate: fill with sublime emotion
pick up: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

Other hypernyms of inebriate include elate, intoxicate, lift up, uplift.

inebriate (noun)	pick up (noun)
a chronic drinker

inebriate (verb)	pick up (verb)
become drunk or drink excessively	gain or regain energy
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)	improve significantly; go from bad to good
fill with sublime emotion	lift out or reflect from a background
	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
	eat by pecking at, like a bird
	take into custody
	take up by hand
	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
	give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
	take and lift upward
	perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
	register (perceptual input)
	buy casually or spontaneously
	gather or collect
	get in addition, as an increase
	meet someone for sexual purposes

Difference between inebriate and pick up

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