ˈsōbəˌrīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: sober (I) + -ize
transitive verb
: to make sober
the honor you have done me has its soberizing qualifications — Times Literary Supplement
intransitive verb
archaic : to become sober
ˈsōbəˌrīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: sober (I) + -ize
transitive verb
: to make sober
the honor you have done me has its soberizing qualifications — Times Literary Supplement
intransitive verb
archaic : to become sober
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012