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antisocialize

antisocialize verb: to make antisocial.

Verb

antisocialize (third-person singular simple present antisocializes, present participle antisocializing, simple past and past participle antisocialized)

  1. (transitive) To make antisocial.
    • A bad experience with an unfriendly person, rough child, or aggressive dog could have an antisocializing effect, turning your Beagle into an overly shy dog, or even a dog who bites out of fear.2009, Eve Adamson, Beagles, page 26
    • In other words, the harsh child rearing to obtain unconditional obedience did not of itself antisocialize many Germans.2014, Henri Parens, War Is Not Inevitable: On the Psychology of War and Aggression

Forms of antisocialize

third-person singular presentantisocializes
present participleantisocializing
past participleantisocialized
pastantisocialized

Origin of antisocialize

From antisocial + -ize.

Questions about antisocialize

What does antisocialize mean?
Antisocialize means to make antisocial.
What part of speech is antisocialize?
Antisocialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of antisocialize?
The past tense of antisocialize is antisocialized.

Words near antisocialize in the dictionary

  1. antisocialist
  2. antisocialistic
  3. antisocialistically
  4. antisocialists
  5. antisociality
  6. antisocialize
  7. antisocialized
  8. antisocializes
  9. antisocializing
  10. antisocially
  11. antisocialness

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