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soberizing

soberizing is the present participle and gerund 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 soberizing

What is soberizing the present participle and gerund of?
Soberizing is the present participle and gerund of soberize.

Words near soberizing in the dictionary

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

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