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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.socializer - a person who takes part in social activities
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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