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so·cial·ize  (ssh-lz)
v. so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing, so·cial·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To place under government or group ownership or control.
2. To make fit for companionship with others; make sociable.
3. To convert or adapt to the needs of society.
v.intr.
To take part in social activities.
social·i·zation (-sh-l-zshn) n.
social·izer n.
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Adj.1.socialized - under group or government control; "socialized ownership"; "socialized medicine"
socialised
liberal - tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
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