so ‧ cial ‧ i ‧ za ‧ tion BrE AmE ( also socialisation British English ) /ˌsəʊʃ ə l-aɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ ˌsoʊʃ ə lə-/ noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ society , ↑ sociologist , ↑ sociology , ↑ sociability , ↑ social , ↑ socialism , ↑ socialist , ↑ socialite , ↑ socialization , ↑ sociopath ; adjective : ↑ sociable ≠ ↑ unsociable , ↑ social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL , ↑ unsocial , ↑ socialist , ↑ socialistic , ↑ societal , ↑ sociological , ↑ sociopathic ; adverb : ↑ socially , ↑ sociably , ↑ sociologically ; verb : ↑ socialize ]
1 . the process by which people, especially children, are made to behave in a way that is acceptable in their society:
Schools play an important part in the socialization of our children.
2 . the process of making something work according to ↑ socialist ideas:
the socialization of medicine