soberize
verbEtymology From sober + -ize.
1
Archaic 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, […], →OCLC:
- Synonyms
- sober