v. rare–1. [ad. Gr. σωφρονίζειν, f. σωφρον-, σώφρων prudent, self-controlled, etc.] trans. To imbue with self-control or sound moral principles.
1827. Arnold, in Stanley, Life & Corr. (1844), I. 38. Lest I should get the sons of very great people as my pupils whom it is almost impossible to sophronize.
