socialized
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so·cial·ize
(sō′shə-līz′)v. so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing, so·cial·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To place under government or group ownership or control: socialized medical care.
2. To cause to accept or behave in accordance with social norms or expectations: techniques to socialize aggressive children.
v.intr.
To take part in social activities: likes to socialize with people her age.
so′cial·i·za′tion (-shə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
so′cial·iz′er n.
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Adj. | 1. | socialized - under group or government control; "socialized ownership"; "socialized medicine" liberal - tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition |
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socialized
a. socializado-a;
___ medicine → medicina ___.
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