soberize

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verb

To make sober.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person soberizes · participle present soberizing · participle past soberized · past soberized

  1. archaictransitiveTo 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, […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: sober

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make sober.

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sober

Origin

From sober + -ize.

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APA

soberize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soberize

MLA

“soberize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soberize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soberize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soberize.

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