| Verb | 1. | socialise - take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize"interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" fraternise, fraternize - be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy hobnob - rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society" | |
| 2. | socialise - train for a social environment; "The children must be properly socialized"educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better" | |
| 3. | socialise - prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school"gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" | |
| 4. | socialise - make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | |