ensober

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ sober.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsəʊbə(ɹ)/

Verb

ensober (third-person singular simple present ensobers, present participle ensobering, simple past and past participle ensobered)

1. To make sober.
   • 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “[XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […].] ”, in ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1654, →OCLC:
     , "The Mercy of the Divine Judgments"

     sad accidents to ensober his spirits

References

• “ensober”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• boreens, borenes, enrobes