(verb) become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"

(verb) become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"

(verb) cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"

(adjective satellite) lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes"

(adjective) not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

(adjective satellite) dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"

(adjective) completely lacking in playfulness

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