embriagar

Senses

1. 1.

   to intoxicate, to make drunk

   to cause someone to become drunk with alcohol

2. 2.

   to get drunk

   to become intoxicated (reflexive: embriagar-se)

3. 3.

   to intoxicate, to enrapture

   to overwhelm or captivate someone's senses or emotions (figurative)

Examples

• "Ele se embriagou na festa e teve que chamar um táxi."

  He got drunk at the party and had to call a taxi.

• "O perfume das flores embriagava os visitantes do jardim."

  The scent of the flowers intoxicated the garden visitors.

• "A beleza da paisagem me embriagou completamente."

  The beauty of the landscape completely enraptured me.

Usage

Most commonly used reflexively (embriagar-se) to mean "to get drunk." In figurative use, it conveys being overwhelmed by intense sensory or emotional experiences. More formal than "ficar bêbado" for literal drunkenness. Common collocations: embriagar-se de/com (to become intoxicated with).