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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
socialize
/ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪz/
verb
to teach people to behave in a way which is acceptable in their culture; to spend time with people
- “Walking the dog allows her to socialize with new faces.”Tatoeba
- “You should try socializing with your colleagues a little more.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))