1[intransitive]socialize (with somebody)to meet and spend time with people in a friendly way, in order to enjoy yourselfsynonymmixI enjoy socializing with the other students.Maybe you should socialize more.
2[transitive,often passive]socialize somebody (to do something)(formal)to teach people to behave in ways that are acceptable to their societyThe family has the important function of socializing children.
3[transitive,usually passive]socialize somethingto organize something according to the principles of socialism
See socialize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
verb NAmE//ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz// Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they socialize jump to other results
- 1[intransitive] socialize (with somebody) to meet and spend time with people in a friendly way, in order to enjoy yourself synonym mix I enjoy socializing with the other students. Maybe you should socialize more.
- 2[transitive, often passive] socialize somebody (to do something) (formal) to teach people to behave in ways that are acceptable to their society The family has the important function of socializing children.
- 3[transitive, usually passive] socialize something to organize something according to the principles of socialism
See socialize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionarysocialize
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