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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. take part in social activities; interact with others;
- Example: "He never socializes with his colleagues"
- Example: "The old man hates to socialize"
[syn: socialize, socialise]

2. train for a social environment;
- Example: "The children must be properly socialized"
[syn: socialize, socialise]

3. prepare for social life;
- Example: "Children have to be socialized in school"
[syn: socialize, socialise]

4. make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies;
- Example: "Health care should be socialized!"
[syn: socialize, socialise]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Socialize \So"cial*ize\, v. t.
   1. To render social.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To subject to, or regulate by, socialism.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

socialize
    v 1: take part in social activities; interact with others; "He
         never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates
         to socialize" [syn: socialize, socialise]
    2: train for a social environment; "The children must be
       properly socialized" [syn: socialize, socialise]
    3: prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in
       school" [syn: socialize, socialise]
    4: make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health
       care should be socialized!" [syn: socialize, socialise]