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soberize

American  
[soh-buh-rahyz] / ˈsoʊ bəˌraɪz /
especially British, soberise

verb (used with object)

soberized, soberizing

  1. to make sober.

verb (used without object)

soberized, soberizing

  1. Archaic. to become sober.

Etymology

Origin of soberize

First recorded in 1700–10; sober + -ize

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