verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make sober. archaic, transitive

   "[T]he instant I beheld her, I was soberized into awe and reverence […]."

Synonyms

All synonyms

sobersober

Example

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"[T]he instant I beheld her, I was soberized into awe and reverence […]."

Etymology

From sober + -ize.

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