Home › Words › S › soberizesoberizesoberize means to make sober.EtymologyFrom sober + -ize.verbTo make sober.e.g.“[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, […], Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).