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asocialize

asocialize verb: to cause to become asocial; to disconnect (someone or something) from society or societal norms.

Verb

asocialize (third-person singular simple present asocializes, present participle asocializing, simple past and past participle asocialized)

  1. (transitive) To cause to become asocial; to disconnect (someone or something) from society or societal norms.
    • […] the physician, in order that he may intelligently attempt to redirect the personality functions, desires to know what the life problems are which have led to this disorganizing and asocialized method of meeting them.1940, Arthur Percy Noyes, chapter 8, in Modern Clinical Psychiatry, 2nd edition, Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, page 160
    • The hysterical claims and missionary-like zeal exhibited by groups who wish to impose their vision of the good upon others is symptomatic of certain asocializing forces in our society.1985, Douglas J. Den Uyl, “Smoking, Human Rights, and Civil Liberties”, in Robert D. Tollison, editor, Smoking and Society, Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, page 209

Forms of asocialize

third-person singular presentasocializes
present participleasocializing
past participleasocialized
pastasocialized
alternative formasocialise

Origin of asocialize

From asocial + -ize.

Questions about asocialize

What does asocialize mean?
Asocialize means to cause to become asocial; to disconnect (someone or something) from society or societal norms.
What part of speech is asocialize?
Asocialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of asocialize?
The past tense of asocialize is asocialized.

Words near asocialize in the dictionary

  1. asocialise
  2. asocialised
  3. asocialises
  4. asocialising
  5. asociality
  6. asocialize
  7. asocialized
  8. asocializes
  9. asocializing
  10. asocially
  11. asocials

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