souse vs inebriate

souse and inebriate both are nouns.

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

As nouns, inebriate is a hypernym of souse; that is, inebriate is a word with a broader meaning than souse:

Other hypernyms of souse include drunk, drunkard, rummy, sot, wino.

As verbs, souse and inebriate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of souse include hit it up, soak.

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

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