socialize
pronunciation
How to pronounce socialize in British English:
UK [ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz]
How to pronounce socialize in American English:
US [ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- take part in social activities; interact with others
- train for a social environment
- prepare for social life
- make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies
Word Origin
- socialize (v.)
- 1828, "to render social," from social (adj.). Meaning "to be sociable, to mingle" is recorded from 1895. Meaning "to make socialistic" is from 1846. Related: Socialized; socializing. The phrasing in socialized medicine is by 1912.
Example
- 1. For some years , the two didn 't socialize much .
- 2. Turn off the internet and go socialize with friends .
- 3. It 's the safest , most comfortable environment to relax and socialize in .
- 4. Never before have a billion people-soon billions more-been able to communicate socialize and trade in real time .
- 5. Although the majority of hong kong expats surveyed said it was easy to make friends , 79 % also said that they tend to socialize with their expat friends more than local friends .