socialize
verb (used with object)
to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
have socialized
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present perfectof socialize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This is not a close friend, but we have socialized numerous times.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
But Costa Ricans, who have socialized medicine, are on average longer-lived and healthier than Americans, according to a recent report in the New Yorker.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 6, 2021
I have socialized with multiple cats throughout my life, to varying degrees of success, but you will have to take my word for it.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2018
Working one or two additional jobs on top of her paid and unpaid dancing obligations, left virtually no time or money with which Herington could have socialized.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2016
The point is not that without that salon blacks wouldn’t have socialized with whites on the North Side.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
