socialize
US/ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/
socialize verb: to interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
Verb
socialize (third-person singular simple present socializes, present participle socializing, simple past and past participle socialized)
- To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
- hoping to socialize a bit at the company holiday party
- When socializing it's important that you never talk business unless they bring it up. If you do, you'll find out quickly that you're no longer invited to any of the really good reindeer games. Rather, be a good listener.2006, Christopher Duncan, “Managing Your Management”, in Dominic Shakeshaft, editor, The Career Programmer: Guerilla^([sic]) Tactics for an Imperfect World (The Expert’s Voice), 2nd edition...
- Synonyms:
- hang out
- To instruct (somebody), usually subconsciously and mostly by example, in the etiquette of a society.
- depending on how children are socialized regarding racial and ethnic biases
- That is, by way of this initial imprinting the young animal becomes a socialized member of its species. Animals misimprinted to other species show a variety of abnormal social behaviors as adults.1977, Dorothy Rogers, Issues in child psychology, page 62
- Synonyms:
- acculturate
- To take something into collective or governmental ownership.
- Near-synonym: nationalize
- fears about potential attempts to socialize medicine
- Synonyms:
- nationalize
socialize meaning in Bengali, Malayalam and Tagalog
socialize in Bengali
- সামাজিক মেলামেশা করা, সমাজবদ্ধ করা
socialize in Malayalam
- converse, interact, be sociable
- സമൂഹബന്ധങ്ങളുണ്ടാക്കുക, സംസർഗ്ഗം ചെയ്യുക, സഹവസിക്കുക, സംസർഗ്ഗപ്രിയം ഉണ്ടാകുക, സാമൂഹികമായി ഇടപഴകുക, പരസ്പരപ്രവർത്തനം നടത്തുക
socialize in Tagalog
- to interact with others
- saulnungin
Examples of socialize in a sentence
- The UU is a great place to be on campus to socialize but when business needs to be taken care of the five story library is the place to be!2011, Sarah Parr, Cal Poly 2012:
- Bach is an architect who, with his wife and professional partner, Anna Bach, regularly socializes with Ms.2024 November 15, Julie Lasky, “A Glass Addition Maximizes Light and Minimizes Exposure”, in The New York Times:
Synonyms of socialize
Forms of socialize
| third-person singular present | socializes |
|---|---|
| present participle | socializing |
| past participle | socialized |
| past | socialized |
| alternative form | socialise |
Origin of socialize
From social + -ize.
Words formed from socialize
Questions about socialize
- What does socialize mean?
- Socialize means to interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
- What is socialize in Bengali?
- Socialize in Bengali is সামাজিক মেলামেশা করা, সমাজবদ্ধ করা. See Socialize meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use socialize in a sentence?
- The UU is a great place to be on campus to socialize but when business needs to be taken care of the five story library is the place to be!
- What part of speech is socialize?
- Socialize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce socialize?
- Socialize is pronounced /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/ (US).
- What is the past tense of socialize?
- The past tense of socialize is socialized.
Words near socialize in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: socialize (page history and authors); socialize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); socialize (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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