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oversocializing

oversocializing is the present participle and gerund of oversocialize.

Meaning of oversocialize

Verb

oversocialize (third-person singular simple present oversocializes, present participle oversocializing, simple past and past participle oversocialized)

  1. (intransitive) to socialize too much
  2. (transitive) to make someone socialize too much
    • "Because of the tendency to oversocialize females in our society, girls learn early to (over)control impulses, to be tractable, obedient, cautious, and self-sacrificing."1984, Jeanne H. Block, Sex Role Identity and Ego Development

Questions about oversocializing

What is oversocializing the present participle and gerund of?
Oversocializing is the present participle and gerund of oversocialize.

Words near oversocializing in the dictionary

  1. oversocialised
  2. oversocialization
  3. oversocialize
  4. oversocialized
  5. oversocializes
  6. oversocializing
  7. oversock
  8. oversocks
  9. oversoft
  10. oversoften
  11. oversoftened

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