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socialize

vt so·cial·ize
so·cial·ized also British so·cial·isedso·cial·iz·ing also British so·cial·is·ing

Medical Definition of SOCIALIZE

:  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>

Variants of SOCIALIZE

so·cial·ize also British so·cial·ise \ˈsō-shə-ˌlīz\

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