"desocialize" meaning in All languages combined

See desocialize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: desocializes [present, singular, third-person], desocializing [participle, present], desocialized [participle, past], desocialized [past]
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  1. (transitive) To take out of a social context; individualize. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-desocialize-en-verb-mvox~zqe Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 49 28 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 48 29 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 43 31 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 27 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 41 28 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 18 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 67 17 16
  2. (transitive) To cause to withdraw from society. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-desocialize-en-verb-BxIL-x9v
  3. (transitive) To cause to cease to be politically socialist. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-desocialize-en-verb-Za4dj2xh

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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