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socialize

[ soh-shuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing.
  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)

, so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing.
  1. to associate or mingle sociably with others:

    to socialize with one's fellow workers.

socialize

/ ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. intr to behave in a friendly or sociable manner
  2. tr to prepare for life in society
  3. tr to alter or create so as to be in accordance with socialist principles, as by nationalization
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsocialˌizer, noun
  • ˈsocialˌizable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • social·iza·ble adjective
  • social·izer noun
  • over·social·ize verb (used with object) oversocialized oversocializing
  • re·social·ize verb resocialized resocializing
  • un·social·iza·ble adjective
  • un·social·ized adjective
  • un·social·izing adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of socialize1

First recorded in 1820–30; social + -ize
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Example Sentences

Bus drivers waiting in traffic, friends socializing on weekends and workers on lunch breaks are among the regular users of this affordable drug across Yemen, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland and parts of Kenya.

From Ozy

The coronavirus pandemic has touched every aspect of our lives—fundamentally altering the ways in which we work and socialize.

From Fortune

The governor and county officials were essentially giving their blessing to people who want to eat and socialize indoors that life was back.

For parents who can pay, there will be many places to send their kids to socialize and receive adult instruction.

Since March, a good portion of the northern hemisphere has been socializing online in an effort to slow the spread of Covid-19.

From Quartz

Patrons come to a place for the atmosphere, to see their favorite bartender, or to socialize.

Students have lessons, activities, and socialize in the garden.

The Iraq Bikers usually meet once a week to socialize and ride around the city, but this past Friday was special.

And, in the way of roommates, they generally socialize at the end of the workday.

Do you absorb his books, read his interviews, or is it necessary to socialize with the man himself?

He probably has a large family of children, and they educate and socialize him and one another.

Do we want to socialize our railroads, our coal mines, our telegraphs and telephones?

No effort will be made to socialize those industries which have not been made ready by a degree of monopolization.

Their chief end is to socialize and humanize individual men.

As this class will not socialize or abolish itself, the rest of the people, Socialists predict, will undertake the task.

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