·vt To make sober.
II. Sober ·vi To become sober;
— often with down.
III. Sober ·superl Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
IV. Sober ·superl Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate.
V. Sober ·superl Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
VI. Sober ·superl Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
VII. Sober ·superl Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason; self-controlled; self-possessed.