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.See related entries:Friends
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 Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee socialize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
(British English also socialise) verb BrE BrE//ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz// Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they socialize BrE BrE//ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz// he / she / it socializes BrE BrE//ˈsəʊʃəlaɪzɪz// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈsoʊʃəlaɪzɪz// past simple socialized BrE BrE//ˈsəʊʃəlaɪzd// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈsoʊʃəlaɪzd// past participle socialized BrE BrE//ˈsəʊʃəlaɪzd// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈsoʊʃəlaɪzd// -ing form socializing BrE BrE//ˈsəʊʃəlaɪzɪŋ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈsoʊʃəlaɪzɪŋ// Friends Add to my wordlist 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. See related entries: Friends
- 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 Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee socialize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarysocialize
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