pick up vs inebriate

inebriate vs pick up

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

pick up and inebriate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of pick up include beatify, puff, beatify, exalt, exhilarate, thrill, tickle pink.

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

pick up (verb)	inebriate (verb)
gain or regain energy	become drunk or drink excessively
improve significantly; go from bad to good	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
lift out or reflect from a background	fill with sublime emotion
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 pick up and inebriate

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