soberize

English

Etymology

From sober +‎ -ize.

Verb

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

1. (transitive, archaic) To make sober.
   • 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;  […], →OCLC:

     [T]he instant I beheld her, I was soberized into awe and reverence […] .

Synonyms

• sober