inebriate vs souse

inebriate and souse both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of inebriate include alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker.

As verbs, inebriate and souse are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of inebriate include hit it up, soak.

inebriate (noun)	souse (noun)
a chronic drinker	the act of making something completely wet
	pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
	a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

inebriate (verb)	souse (verb)
become drunk or drink excessively	cook in a marinade
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
fill with sublime emotion	become drunk or drink excessively
	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate