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socialized
Variant of socialize
socialize
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so·cial·ize (sō′s̸hə līz′)
transitive verb socialized -·ized′, socializing -·iz′·ing
- to make social; adjust to or make fit for cooperative group living
- to adapt or make conform to the common needs of a social group
- to subject to governmental ownership and control; nationalize
- to cause to become socialist
intransitive verb
to take part in social activity
Related Forms:
- socialization so′·ciali·za′·tion noun
- socializer so′·cial·iz′er noun
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