so ‧ cial ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also socialise British English ) /ˈsəʊʃ ə l-aɪz $ ˈsoʊ-/ verb
[ 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 . [intransitive] to spend time with other people in a friendly way
socialize with
People don’t socialize with their neighbours as much as they used to.
2 . [transitive usually passive] to train someone to behave in a way that is acceptable in the society they are living in
socialize somebody into something
Girls are socialized into appropriate ‘feminine’ behavior.