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



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