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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

soberize en · VERB

Etymology

From sober + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, transitive) 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
soberized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
soberized Tense=Past lexicographic
soberizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
soberizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

sober