socializes

Verb

socialize (third-person singular simple present socializes, present participle socializing, simple past and past participle socialized)

1. (intransitive) 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

   Synonyms:

   hang out

2. (transitive) 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

   Synonyms:

   acculturate

3. (transitive) To take something into collective or governmental ownership.
   • Near-synonym: nationalize

   Synonyms:

   nationalize