defamilialize

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verb

To remove familial character from

Opposite
familialize
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Meanings

verbdefamilialize (third-person singular simple present defamilializes, present participle defamilializing, simple past and past participle defamilialized)

present singular third person defamilializes · participle present defamilializing · participle past defamilialized · past defamilialized · alternative defamilialise · alternative de-familialize

  1. BritishEnglishOxfordUSTo remove familial character from

    The Scandinavian countries are often assumed to constitute a coherent and unique social service model characterized by a comparatively high level of universalism and a strong capacity to defamilialize care responsibilities.

    2007, Dietmar Rauch, “Is There Really a Scandinavian Social Service Model?: A Comparison of Childcare and Elderlycare in Six European Countries”, in Acta Sociologica, volume 50, number 3, →DOI, page 249

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
familialize

Origin

From de- + familial + -ize.

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Translations

French défamilialiser
  • défamilialiserTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

defamilialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defamilialize

MLA

“defamilialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defamilialize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defamilialize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defamilialize.

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