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socialize

[ soh-shuh-lahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing.

to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
to make socialistic; establish or regulate according to the theories of socialism.
Education. to treat as a group activity:
to socialize spelling quizzes.

, so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing.

to associate or mingle sociably with others:
to socialize with one's fellow workers.

socialize

/ ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪz /

intr to behave in a friendly or sociable manner
tr to prepare for life in society
tr to alter or create so as to be in accordance with socialist principles, as by nationalization

social·iza·ble adjective
social·izer noun
over·social·ize verb (used with object) oversocialized oversocializing
re·social·ize verb resocialized resocializing
un·social·iza·ble adjective
un·social·ized adjective
un·social·izing adjective

First recorded in 1820–30; social + -ize

Patrons come to a place for the atmosphere, to see their favorite bartender, or to socialize.

Students have lessons, activities, and socialize in the garden.

The Iraq Bikers usually meet once a week to socialize and ride around the city, but this past Friday was special.

And, in the way of roommates, they generally socialize at the end of the workday.

Do you absorb his books, read his interviews, or is it necessary to socialize with the man himself?

He probably has a large family of children, and they educate and socialize him and one another.

Do we want to socialize our railroads, our coal mines, our telegraphs and telephones?

No effort will be made to socialize those industries which have not been made ready by a degree of monopolization.

Their chief end is to socialize and humanize individual men.

As this class will not socialize or abolish itself, the rest of the people, Socialists predict, will undertake the task.

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