socialization C1 Topic:People & Society US /ˌsoʊʃəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #65900 Meanings 1 noun The process of learning the behaviour and customs of one's society, especially as a child. School plays a key role in the socialization of children. 2 noun The act of mixing and interacting with other people. After working from home for a year, she missed the socialization of the office. 3 noun The act of bringing something under government or collective ownership. The party called for the socialization of medical services. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the process of learning the... acculturationenculturationsocialisation 2 noun · the act of mixing and... socialisationsocialisingsocializing 3 noun · the act of bringing... socialisation Word family Forms socializations Derived forms countersocializationdesocializationhomosocializationmissocializationoversocializationresocialization Etymology AI details From socialize + -ation or social + -ization. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # socialization **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsoʊʃəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 65900 ## Meanings 1. The process of learning the behaviour and customs of one's society, especially as a child. 2. The act of mixing and interacting with other people. 3. The act of bringing something under government or collective ownership. ## Examples - School plays a key role in the socialization of children. - After working from home for a year, she missed the socialization of the office. - The party called for the socialization of medical services. ## Derived Forms - countersocialization - desocialization - homosocialization - missocialization - oversocialization - resocialization ## Etymology From socialize + -ation or social + -ization. ## AI Etymology Socialization is from socialize + -ation or social + -ization. In present-day use, it can mean the process of learning the behaviour and customs of one's society, especially as a child, or the act of mixing and interacting with other people. Derived formations include countersocialization, desocialization, homosocialization, missocialization, and oversocialization. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown