desocialize

American  

[dee-soh-shuh-lahyz] / diˈsoʊ ʃəˌlaɪz /

especially British, desocialise

verb (used with object)

desocialized, desocializing

1. to remove from a customary social environment.

   Imprisonment desocializes the inmates.

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Other Word Forms

• desocialization noun

Etymology

Origin of desocialize

First recorded in 1885–90; de- + socialize

Example Sentences

Admittedly we’re in the realm of personal observation here, but when I’ve run across sites and services moving in that direction, I’ve felt an instinctive urge to resist — to desocialize.

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