socialize

socialize
verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1810 transitive verb 1. to make social; especially to fit or train for a social environment 2. a. to constitute on a socialistic basis <
socialize industry
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b. to adapt to social needs or uses 3. to organize group participation in <
socialize a recitation
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intransitive verb to participate actively in a social group • socialization nounsocializer noun

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