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soberized

soberized is the simple past and past participle of soberize.

Meaning of soberize

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

Questions about soberized

What is soberized the simple past and past participle of?
Soberized is the simple past and past participle of soberize.

Words near soberized in the dictionary

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

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