Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of socializing, or the state of being socialized; the act of placing or establishing something on a socialistic basis. Also spelled socialisation.

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  • noun sociology, psychology The process of learning one’s culture and how to live within it.
  • noun The act of interacting with others, of being social.
  • noun Taking under government control as implementing socialism.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the act of meeting for social purposes
  • noun the action of establishing on a socialist basis
  • noun the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

Etymologies

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socialize +‎ -ation

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