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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024so•cial•ize /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz/USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. v. - Sociology to make fit for life in companionship with others:[~ + object]the problems of socializing a two-year-old child.
- to associate sociably with others:[no object]The child needs to have some friends to socialize with.
- Sociology, Government to make socialistic:[~ + object]to socialize medicine.
so•cial•i•za•tion /ˌsoʊʃəlɪˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]the difficult process of child socialization.See -soc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024so•cial•ize (sō′shə līz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. - Sociologyto make social;
make fit for life in companionship with others. - Sociology, Governmentto make socialistic;
establish or regulate according to the theories of socialism. - Educationto treat as a group activity:to socialize spelling quizzes.
v.i. - to associate or mingle sociably with others:to socialize with one's fellow workers.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] so′cial•ise′. so′cial•iz′a•ble, adj. so′cial•iz′er, n. |