- desocialize
- \(ˈ)dē, də̇+\ transitive verb
Etymology: de- + socialize: to deprive of sociality
industrialization tends to desocialize man
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—desocialization, n./dee soh"sheuh luyz'/, v.t., desocialized, desocializing.to remove from a customary social environment: Imprisonment desocializes the inmates.Also, esp. Brit., desocialise.[1885-90; DE- + SOCIALIZE]* * *
desocialize, -ationsee de- II. 1.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.