SOCIALIZE
socialize, socialise
(verb) make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; “Health care should be socialized!”
socialize, socialise
(verb) prepare for social life; “Children have to be socialized in school”
socialize, socialise
(verb) train for a social environment; “The children must be properly socialized”
socialize, socialise
(verb) take part in social activities; interact with others; “He never socializes with his colleagues”; “The old man hates to socialize”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
socialize (third-person singular simple present socializes, present participle socializing, simple past and past participle socialized)
(intransitive) To interact with others
(transitive) To instruct somebody, usually subconsciously, in the etiquette of a society
(transitive) To take something into collective or governmental ownership
Source: Wiktionary
So"cial*ize, v. t.
1. To render social.
2. To subject to, or regulate by, socialism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition