socialize
/ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "hoping to socialize a bit at the company holiday party"
- "When socializing it's important that you never talk business unless they bring it up. If you do, you'll find out quickly that you're no longer invited to any of the really good reindeer games. Rather, be a good listener."
- "The UU is a great place to be on campus to socialize but when business needs to be taken care of the five story library is the place to be!"
- "Mr. Bach is an architect who, with his wife and professional partner, Anna Bach, regularly socializes with Ms. Aguirre and Mr. Ferrer."
- "depending on how children are socialized regarding racial and ethnic biases"
- "That is, by way of this initial imprinting the young animal becomes a socialized member of its species. Animals misimprinted to other species show a variety of abnormal social behaviors as adults."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English socialize From social + -ize.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/