Making someone serious or thoughtful, especially by showing them something sad or serious.
Soberizing can make people feel sad or serious. It can also make people think deeply about something.
Examples:
The movie about the war was very soberizing.
The sad story soberized everyone at the table.
The teacher's words soberized the students.
The movie was so soberizing that everyone left the theater quietly.
The sight of the destruction was soberizing beyond words.
The news was soberizing, and I couldn't stop thinking about it.