Verb: socialise 'sow-shu,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: socialize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: socialize)
- Take part in social activities; interact with others
"He never socialises with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialise";
- socialize
- Train for a social environment
"The children must be properly socialised";
- socialize
- Prepare for social life
"Children have to be socialised in school";
- socialize
- Make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies
"Health care should be socialised!";
- socialize
Derived forms: socialised, socialising, socialises
Type of: alter, change, educate, fix, gear up, interact, modify, prepare, ready, set, set up
Encyclopedia: Socialise