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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Lots of us will feel guilty about having those colds — indicators we may have socialized without enough distance — and that will make us feel worse.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2021
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
“And this illustrates why we tell parents to wait until their kids have socialized with other children like them, before revealing the truth about whatnots,” the mystery woman said, above him.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
