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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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Socialized
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Also, especially British, so·cial·ise.
Related forms
so·cial·iz·a·ble, adjective
so·cial·iz·er, noun
o·ver·so·cial·ize, verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
re·so·cial·ize, verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
un·so·cial·iz·a·ble, adjective
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Etymonline
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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