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social insurance number
social marginal cost
social-minded
social mobility
social parasite
social promotion
social psychology
social realism
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socialize
so·cial·ize [ sṓshə lz ] (past and past participle so·cial·ized, present participle so·cial·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular so·cial·iz·es)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb take part in social activities: to take part in social activities, or behave in a friendly way to others
a group of friends who like to socialize after work
2. transitive verb train somebody to be social: to give somebody the skills required for functioning successfully in society or in a particular society
socialize a child
3. transitive verb make something publicly owned: to place something under public ownership or control

so·cial·i·za·tion [ sshəli záysh'n ] noun
so·cial·iz·er noun
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