socialize

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English

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Etymology

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From social +‎ -ize.

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

  1. (intransitive) To interact with others
  2. (transitive) To instruct somebody, usually subconsciously, in the etiquette of a society
  3. (transitive) To take something into collective or governmental ownership

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Galician

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Verb

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socialize

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of socializar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

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Verb

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socialize

  1. inflection of socializar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative