so‧cial‧i‧za‧tion (
also socialisation British English) /ˌsəʊʃ
əl-aɪˈzeɪʃ
ən $ ˌsoʊʃ
ələ-/
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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲