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socialize

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Main Entry: so·cial·ize

Variant(s): also British so·cial·ise \ˈsō-shə-ˌlīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): so·cial·ized also British so·cial·ised; so·cial·iz·ing also British so·cial·is·ing

: to make social ; especially : to fit or train for society or a social environment <children are socialized according to a given cultural pattern—H. A. Murray & C. K. Kluckhohn>

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