so‧cial‧ize (
also socialise British English) /ˈsəʊʃ
əl-aɪz $ ˈsoʊ-/
verb [
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. [intransitive] to spend time with other people in a friendly way
socialize with
People don’t socialize with their neighbours as much as they used to.2. [transitive usually passive] to train someone to behave in a way that is acceptable in the society they are living in
socialize somebody into something Girls are socialized into appropriate ‘feminine’ behavior. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲