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soberize, v.|ˈsəʊbəraɪz|
[f. sober a. + -ize.]
1. trans. To make sober, in various senses. Also absol.
1706E. Ward Hud. Rediv. (1707) II. vii. 16 Nor is the Cant of Moderation Design'd to soberrize the Nation. 1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) IV. xxxvi. 245 The instant I beheld her I was soberized into awe and reverence. 1798A. Seward Lett. (1811) V. 176 The ensuing stanza, though soberized, is very good. 1819Crabbe Tales of Hall vi. 387, I was thankful for the moral sight, That soberized the vast and wild delight. 1867Morning Star 12 Mar., Much soberised in mind, most of them have returned to Cork.
2. intr. To become sober.
1831Fraser's Mag. III. 67 He..emptied his bottle,..sowed his wild oats,..soberized.
Hence ˈsoberized, ˈsoberizing ppl. adjs.
1840Lady C. Bury Hist. of a Flirt viii, A quiet soberized look. 1860F. R. Havergal Autobiogr. in Life (1880) 88 A soberizing thoughtful time. |