become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up";
become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up";
cause to become sober; "A sobering thought";
lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes";
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol);
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";
