oversocialize

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English

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Etymology

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From over- +‎ socialize.

Verb

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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
    • 1984, Jeanne H. Block, Sex Role Identity and Ego Development[1]:
      "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."