socialize
so‧cial‧ize
(also socialise British English) /ˈsəʊʃəl-aɪz $ ˈsoʊ-/ verb
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.
so‧cial‧ize
(also socialise British English) /ˈsəʊʃəl-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 waysocialize with
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