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soberize

soberize verb: to make sober.

Verb

soberize (third-person singular simple present soberizes, present participle soberizing, simple past and past participle soberized)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To make sober.
    • [T]he instant I beheld her, I was soberized into awe and reverence […].1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […]...
    Synonyms:
    sober

Synonyms of soberize

Forms of soberize

third-person singular presentsoberizes
present participlesoberizing
past participlesoberized
pastsoberized

Origin of soberize

From sober + -ize.

Questions about soberize

What does soberize mean?
Soberize means to make sober.
What part of speech is soberize?
Soberize is a verb.
What is the past tense of soberize?
The past tense of soberize is soberized.

Words near soberize in the dictionary

  1. soberingly
  2. soberise
  3. soberised
  4. soberises
  5. soberising
  6. soberize
  7. soberized
  8. soberizes
  9. soberizing
  10. soberly
  11. soberness

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