desocialise
desocialise is the alternative spelling of desocialize.
Meaning of desocialize
Verb
desocialize (third-person singular simple present desocializes, present participle desocializing, simple past and past participle desocialized)
- To take out of a social context; individualize.
- As we desocialize sex and sexuality as purely personal aspects of existence, we begin to see how sexuality is tied to a number of norms...2008, Jonathan Alexander, Literacy, Sexuality, Pedagogy: Theory and Practice for Composition Studies
- To cause to withdraw from society.
- By twelve weeks puppies enter the juvenile stage, and it is at this stage that a negative experience can desocialize the pup.2004, Arden et al, The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care
- To cause to cease to be politically socialist.
- It was a painful process to desocialize and rehabilitate the Malian economy.1975, A P J Van Rensburg, Contemporary Leaders of Africa
Forms of desocialise
| third-person singular present | desocialises |
|---|---|
| present participle | desocialising |
| past participle | desocialised |
| past | desocialised |
Questions about desocialise
- What is desocialise the alternative spelling of?
- Desocialise is the alternative spelling of desocialize.
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