(~s, socializing, ~d)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'socialise'
1.
If you ~, you meet other people socially, for example at parties.
...an open meeting, where members ~d and welcomed any new members...
It distressed her that she and Charles no longer ~d with old friends.
VERB: V, V with n
socializing
The hours were terrible, so socialising was difficult.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
When people, especially children, are ~d, they are made to behave in a way which is acceptable in their culture or society. (TECHNICAL)
You may have been ~d to do as you are told...
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed