so‧cial‧i‧za‧tion (also socialisation British English) /ˌsəʊʃəl-aɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌsoʊʃələ-/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: society, sociologist, sociology, sociability, social, socialism, socialist, socialite, socialization, sociopath; adjective: sociable ≠ unsociable, social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL, unsocial, socialist, socialistic, societal, sociological, sociopathic; adverb: socially, sociably, sociologically; verb: socialize]

1. the process by which people, especially children, are made to behave in a way that is acceptable in their society:
Schools play an important part in the socialization of our children.

2. the process of making something work according to socialist ideas:
the socialization of medicine

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