ʃəˌlaɪz verb (used with object)
1.
to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
2.
to make socialistic; establish or regulate according to the theories of socialism.
3.
Education. to treat as a group activity: to socialize spelling quizzes.
verb (used without object)
4.
to associate or mingle sociably with others: to socialize with one's fellow workers.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to behave in a friendly or sociable manner |
| 2. | (tr) to prepare for life in society |
| 3. | chiefly (US) (tr) to alter or create so as to be in accordance with socialist principles, as by nationalization |
| socialise or socialise | |
| —vb | |
| 'socializable or socialise | |
| —adj | |
| 'socialisable or socialise | |
| —adj | |
| 'socializer or socialise | |
| —n | |
| 'socialiser or socialise | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
socialize
1828, "to render social," from social (adj.). Meaning "to be sociable, to mingle" is recorded from 1895. Socialization "process of making social" is from 1840.
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