"soberize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: soberizes [present, singular, third-person], soberizing [participle, present], soberized [participle, past], soberized [past]
Etymology: From sober + -ize. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁egʷʰ-}}, {{suffix|en|sober|ize}} sober + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} soberize (third-person singular simple present soberizes, present participle soberizing, simple past and past participle soberized)
  1. (transitive, archaic) To make sober. Tags: archaic, transitive Synonyms: sober

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