1. The action of establishing on a socialist basis
   "the socialization of medical services"
   - socialisation [Brit] 
2. The act of meeting for social purposes
   "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"
   - socialisation [Brit], socializing, socialising [Brit] 
3. The adoption of the behaviour patterns of the surrounding culture
   "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
   - socialisation [Brit], acculturation, enculturation

Derived forms: socializations

See also: socialize

Type of: coming together, group action, meeting, social control

Encyclopedia: Socialization

• Dutch Guiana
• Dutch hoe
• Dutch iris
• Dutch Leonard
• Dutch monetary unit
• Dutch oven
• Dutch people
• Dutch treat
• Dutch uncle
• Dutch-elm beetle
• Dutch-processed cocoa
• Dutchman
• Dutchman's breeches
• Dutchman's-pipe
• Dutchwoman
• duteous
• dutiable
• dutiful
• dutifully
• dutifulness
• duty
• duty assignment
• duty period
• duty tour
• duty-bound