socialize
so|cial|ize /s'oʊʃəlaɪz/ (socializes socializing socialized)
in BRIT, also use socialise
1 [VERB] V, V with n
If you socialize, you meet other people socially, for example at parties.
...an open meeting, where members socialized and welcomed any new members...
It distressed her that she and Charles no longer socialized with old friends.
● socializing [N-UNCOUNT]
The hours were terrible, so socialising was difficult.
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
When people, especially children, are socialized, they are made to behave in a way which is acceptable in their culture or society. (TECHNICAL)
You may have been socialized to do as you are told...
in BRIT, also use socialise
1 [VERB] V, V with n
If you socialize, you meet other people socially, for example at parties.
...an open meeting, where members socialized and welcomed any new members...
It distressed her that she and Charles no longer socialized with old friends.
● socializing [N-UNCOUNT]
The hours were terrible, so socialising was difficult.
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
When people, especially children, are socialized, they are made to behave in a way which is acceptable in their culture or society. (TECHNICAL)
You may have been socialized to do as you are told...