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soberizes

soberizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 soberizes

What is soberizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Soberizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of soberize.

Words near soberizes in the dictionary

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

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