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so·cial·ize

(sō′shə-līz′)
v. so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing, so·cial·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To place under government or group ownership or control: socialized medical care.
2. To cause to accept or behave in accordance with social norms or expectations: techniques to socialize aggressive children.
v.intr.
To take part in social activities: likes to socialize with people her age.

so′cial·i·za′tion (-shə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
so′cial·iz′er n.
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socialize

(ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪz) or

socialise

vb
1. (intr) to behave in a friendly or sociable manner
2. (Sociology) (tr) to prepare for life in society
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) chiefly US to alter or create so as to be in accordance with socialist principles, as by nationalization
ˈsocialˌizable, ˈsocialˌisable adj
ˈsocialˌizer, ˈsocialˌiser n
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so•cial•ize

(ˈsoʊ ʃəˌlaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
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. to require student participation in: socialized instruction.
v.i.
4. to associate or mingle sociably with others.
[1820–30]
so`cial•i•za′tion, n.
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socialize


Past participle: socialized
Gerund: socializing

Imperative
socialize
socialize
Present
I socialize
you socialize
he/she/it socializes
we socialize
you socialize
they socialize
Preterite
I socialized
you socialized
he/she/it socialized
we socialized
you socialized
they socialized
Present Continuous
I am socializing
you are socializing
he/she/it is socializing
we are socializing
you are socializing
they are socializing
Present Perfect
I have socialized
you have socialized
he/she/it has socialized
we have socialized
you have socialized
they have socialized
Past Continuous
I was socializing
you were socializing
he/she/it was socializing
we were socializing
you were socializing
they were socializing
Past Perfect
I had socialized
you had socialized
he/she/it had socialized
we had socialized
you had socialized
they had socialized
Future
I will socialize
you will socialize
he/she/it will socialize
we will socialize
you will socialize
they will socialize
Future Perfect
I will have socialized
you will have socialized
he/she/it will have socialized
we will have socialized
you will have socialized
they will have socialized
Future Continuous
I will be socializing
you will be socializing
he/she/it will be socializing
we will be socializing
you will be socializing
they will be socializing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been socializing
you have been socializing
he/she/it has been socializing
we have been socializing
you have been socializing
they have been socializing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been socializing
you will have been socializing
he/she/it will have been socializing
we will have been socializing
you will have been socializing
they will have been socializing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been socializing
you had been socializing
he/she/it had been socializing
we had been socializing
you had been socializing
they had been socializing
Conditional
I would socialize
you would socialize
he/she/it would socialize
we would socialize
you would socialize
they would socialize
Past Conditional
I would have socialized
you would have socialized
he/she/it would have socialized
we would have socialized
you would have socialized
they would have socialized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. socialize - take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize"
interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
get around, swing - be a social swinger; socialize a lot
fraternise, fraternize - be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
hobnob - rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society"
entertain - provide entertainment for
2. socialize - train for a social environment; "The children must be properly socialized"
educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
3. socialize - prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school"
gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
4. socialize - make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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socialize

verb
1. mix, interact, mingle, be sociable, meet, go out, entertain, get together, fraternize, have people round, be a good mixer, get about or around They no longer socialized as they used to.
2. condition, train, teach, rear, educate, brainwash You may have been socialized to do as you are told.
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socialize

verb
1. To place under government or group ownership or control:
2. To fit for companionship with others, especially in attitude or manners:
3. To take part in social activities:
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Translations
žít společensky
hygge sig
blanda geîi viî
žiť spoločensky
toplumsal etkinliklere katılmak
社会化

socialize

[ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz]
A. VTsocializar
B. VIalternar, salir
you should socialize moredeberías alternar or salir más
we don't socialize much these daysúltimamente no alternamos or salimos mucho
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socialize

[ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz] socialise (British)
vi (= see people socially) → voir des gens, rencontrer des gens
to socialize with sb → fréquenter qn
vt [+ children] → socialiser social life nvie f sociale
I have a good social life → Je vois beaucoup de monde.
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socialize

vtsozialisieren ; means of productionvergesellschaften
vi to socialize with somebody (= meet socially)mit jdm gesellschaftlich verkehren ; (= chat to)sich mit jdm unterhalten ; I don’t socialize much these daysich komme zurzeit nicht viel unter die Leute ; she socializes a lotsie hat ein reges gesellschaftliches Leben
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socialize

[ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪz]
1. vi (be with people) → frequentare gente ; (make friends) → fare amicizia ; (chat) → chiacchierare
he has to socialize a lot because he's a salesman → deve mantenere molti contatti a causa del suo lavoro di rappresentante
to socialize with → socializzare con
2. vt (Pol, Psych) → socializzare
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social

(ˈsəuʃəl) adjective
1. concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community. social problems. maatskaplik إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالحَياةِ الإجْتِماعِيَّه обществен social sociální sozial samfundsmæssig; samfunds- κοινωνικός social ühiskondlik, sotsiaalne اجتماعي yhteiskunnallinen social חברותי सामाजिक društven, socijalan szociális sosial félagslegur sociale 社会的な 사회의 socialinis, visuomeninis sociāls; sabiedrisks sosial sociaal samfunns-, sosial społeczny ټولنيز، اجتماعي، دټولنې: مجلسى، ملګري، ورين: سوشياليستي social social социальный sociálny družben društven social เกี่ยวกับสังคม sosyal 社會的 суспільний; громадський معاشرے یا اس کے افراد سے متعلق có tính chất xã hội 社会的
2. concerning the system by which such a community is organized. social class. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالنِّظام الإجْتِماعي социален social sociální Gesellschafts-... samfunds-; social- κοινωνικός social ühiskonna-, sotsiaal- جامعه sosiaalinen social חברתי सामाजिक društveni társadalmi sosial þjóðfélagslegur sociale 社会の 사회적인 socialinis sabiedrības-; sabiedrisks sosial maatschappelijk samfunns-, sosial społeczny ټولنيز social social социальный sociálny družben društven social เกี่ยวกับระบบสังคมนิยม toplumsal 一定社會階層的 соціальний معاشرتی thuộc quan hệ gữa người và người, thuộc xã hội 一定社会阶层的
3. living in communities. Ants are social insects. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، يعيش حياةُ جماعِيَّه дружески social společenský gesellig social; selskabs- κοινωνικός social ühiskondlik گروه زي yhteisöllinen social חברתי एक साथ रहना društven társas sosial félags- sociale 群居性の 사회 생활을 하는 gyvenantys bendruomenėmis/bendrijomis sabiedrisks sosial sociaal sosial, selskaps- stadny, gromadny مجلسى social social общественный; стадный spoločenský družben društven social ที่อยู่กันเป็นกลุ่ม sürü hâlinde yaşayan 群居 стадний اجتماعت پسند sống thành đàn, quần thể 群居
4. concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement. a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالتَرْفيه الإجْتِماعي приятелски social společenský Gesellschafts-... selskabelig κοινωνικός social seltskondlik گروهي seuraelämä- social חברתי केवल मनोरंजन के लिए društven társas(ági) sosial félaga-, félagslegur sociale 社交の 친목의 사교의 visuomeninis, siekiantis bendrauti saviesīgs; draudzīgs sosial gezellig selskapelig, sosial towarzyski ډله يز social social светский; дружеский spoločenský družaben socijalan social, sällskaps- เกี่ยวกับการสังสรรค์ sosyal 交際的,社交的 світський سماجی tình bạn bè và sự giải trí 交际的,社交的
ˈsocialism noun
the belief or theory that a country's wealth (its land, mines, industries, railways etc) should belong to the people as a whole, not to private owners. sosialisme إشْتِراكِيَّه социализъм socialismo socialismus der Sozialismus socialisme σοσιαλισμός socialismo sotsialism sosialismi socialisme סוציאליזם समाजवाद socijalizam szocializmus sosialisme sósíalismi, jafnaðarstefna socialismo 社会主義 사회주의 socializmas sociālisms sosialisme socialisme sosialisme socjalizm سوشيلزم، سوسيا ليزم socialismo socialism социализм socializmus socializem socijalizam socialism ระบบสังคมนิยม sosyalizm 社會主義 соціалізм اشتراکیت chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义
ˈsocialist noun
a person who believes in and/or practises socialism. sosialis إشْتِراكي، مُنادٍ بالإشْتِراكِيَّه социалист socialista socialista der/die Sozialist(in) socialist σοσιαλιστής socialista sotsialist sosialisti socialiste סוציאליסט समाजवादी socijalist szocialista sosialis sósíalisti socialista 社会主義者 사회주의자 socialistas sociālists sosialis socialist sosialist socjalista سوسياليست socialista socialist социалист socialista socialist socijalista socialist นักสังคมนิยม sosyalist 社會主義者 соціаліст اشتراکی người theo chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义者
adjective
of or concerning socialism. socialist policies/governments. sosialisties إشْتِراكي социалистически socialista socialistický sozialistisch socialistisk σοσιαλιστικός socialista sotsialistlik sosialistinen socialiste סוֹציַאלִיסטִי समजवाद से संबंधित socijalistički, socijalističan szocialista sosialis sósíalískur socialista 社会主義の 사회주의의 socialistinis sociālistisks sosialis socialistisch sosialistisk socjalistyczny شلست socialista socialist социалистический socialistický socialističen socijalistički socialistisk เกี่ยวกับสังคมนิยม sosyalist 社會主義的 соціалістичний اشتراکیت سے متعلق đặc trưng của chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义的
ˈsocialize, ˈsocialise verb
to mix socially (eg with guests at a party etc). sosialiseer يَخْتَلِط إجْتِماعِيّاً социализирам ser sociável žít společensky gesellig machen hygge sig συναναστρέφομαι relacionarse, mezclarse con la gente seltskondlikult suhtlema seurustella voir/fréquenter des gens לְהִתעַרוֹת בַּחֶברָה लोगों के साथ घुलना-मिलना socijalizirati barátkozik bergaul blanda geði við socializzare 交際する 사교하다 bendrauti satikties saviesīgos pasākumos; saieties bergaul gezellig doen omgås; blande seg med andre, være selskapelig nawiązywać stosunki towarzyskie اجتماعي: كول، اولسې كول، دسوسيا ليستي تيورۍ اوعمل سره سمول ser sociável a frecventa (pe cineva) вести светский образ жизни žiť spoločensky družiti se socijalizovati umgås คบหาสมาคม toplumsal etkinliklere katılmak 社交往來 спілкуватися ملنا جلنا xã hội hóa 社交往来
ˈsocially adverb
in a social way. I've seen him at various conferences, but we've never met socially. sosiaal إجْتِماعِياً обществено socialmente ve společnosti gesellig selskabeligt; socialt κοινωνικά socialmente seltskondlikult vapaa-aikana en société מִבּחִינָת חֶברָתִית सामाजिक društveno társaságban secara sosial félagslega, utan vinnu in società 社交的に 사교적으로 draugijoje, sambūryje neoficiāli; saviesīgi dari segi sosial in de omgang i selskapelig sammenheng, sosialt na gruncie towarzyskim په ګډه، په اجتماعي توګه، په اجتماعي ډول socialmente în societate в обществе; в гостях v spoločnosti, spoločensky družabno socijalno privat ในทางสังคม; ในทางการคบค้าสมาคม sosyal ortamda, iş dışında 在社交方面 у товаристві; неофіційно سماجی لہاظ سے có tính chất xã hội 在社交方面
social work work which deals with the care of people in a community, especially of the poor, under-privileged etc ( noun social worker)
maatskaplike werk شؤون إجْتِماعِيَّه، خِدْمَة إجْتِماعِيَّه обществена дейност assistência social sociální péče die Sozialarbeit socialt arbejde κοινωνικό έργο trabajo social sotsiaalhoolekanne مددكاري اجتماعي sosiaalityö service sociaux עֲבוֹדָה סוֹציָאלִית सामाजिक कार्य socijalni rad szociális munka kerja sosial félagsráðgjöf servizi sociali 社会事業 사회 (복지)사업 socialinė rūpyba sociālā aprūpe kerja sosial sociaal werk sosialarbeid, samfunnsnyttig arbeid; sosionomstudiet; sosialarbeider, sosionom praca, działalność socjalna ټولنيز مرسته كوونكى assistência social asistent social) работа в сфере социальных проблем sociálna starostlivosť socialno delo socijalni rad socialt arbete, socialarbetare งานสังคมสงเคราะห์ sosyal hizmetler 社會福利工作 громадська, соціальна робота سماجی فلاح و بہبود کے کام công tác xã hội 社会福利工作
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