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:

Adj.

socialized - under group or government control; "socialized ownership"; "socialized medicine"

socialised

liberal - tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

Translations

socialized

a. socializado-a;

___ medicine → medicina ___.

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To all my patients