socialise

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A form of socialize — To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.

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OriginEnglish social ← Middle French socia ← Latin sociāli →
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Meanings

verbsocialise (third-person singular simple present socialises, present participle socialising, simple past and past participle socialised)

present singular third person socialises · participle present socialising · participle past socialised · past socialised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of socialize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbtake part in social activities; interact with others

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socialize
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interact

verbtrain for a social environment

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socialize
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educate

verbprepare for social life

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socialize
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fixprepareset up

verbmake conform to socialist ideas and philosophies

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socialize
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  5. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  6. Latinsokios
  7. Latinsocius
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Latinsociāli
  11. Middle Frenchsocia
  12. Englishsocial
  13. Englishsocialise

From social + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

socialise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socialise

MLA

“socialise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socialise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “socialise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socialise.

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