SOCIALISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does socialise mean? 

• SOCIALISE (verb)
  The verb SOCIALISE has 4 senses:

1. take part in social activities; interact with others

2. train for a social environment

3. prepare for social life

4. make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies

  Familiarity information: SOCIALISE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOCIALISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they socialise    ... he / she / it socialises   
Past simple: socialised   
Past participle: socialised   
-ing form: socialising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take part in social activities; interact with others

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

socialise; socialize

Context example:

The old man hates to socialize

Hypernyms (to "socialise" is one way to...):

interact (act together or towards others or with others)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "socialise"):

get around; swing (be a social swinger; socialize a lot)

fraternise; fraternize (be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy)

hobnob (rub elbows with)

entertain (provide entertainment for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

socialisation (the act of meeting for social purposes)

socialiser (a person who takes part in social activities)

socialising (the act of meeting for social purposes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Train for a social environment

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

socialise; socialize

Context example:

The children must be properly socialized

Hypernyms (to "socialise" is one way to...):

educate (give an education to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

socialisation (the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Prepare for social life

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

socialise; socialize

Context example:

Children have to be socialized in school

Hypernyms (to "socialise" is one way to...):

fix; gear up; prepare; ready; set; set up (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

socialisation (the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

socialise; socialize

Context example:

Health care should be socialized!

Hypernyms (to "socialise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

socialisation (the action of establishing on a socialist basis)