socialize
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
take part in social activities; interact with others
He never socializes with his colleagues
Types & categories
- interact hypernym
- get around hyponym
- fraternize hyponym
- hobnob hyponym
- entertain hyponym
Related & opposite
- socializing derivation
- socializer derivation
Sense 2 verb
train for a social environment
The children must be properly socialized
Types & categories
- educate hypernym
Related & opposite
- acculturation derivation
Sense 3 verb
prepare for social life
Children have to be socialized in school
Types & categories
- prepare hypernym
Related & opposite
- acculturation derivation
Sense 4 verb
make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies
Health care should be socialized!
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- socialization derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | socializing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | socializer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | interact |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | get around |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fraternize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hobnob |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | entertain |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | acculturation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | educate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acculturation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | prepare |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | socialization |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |