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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

oversocialize en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + socialize.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) to socialize too much
  2. (transitive) to make someone socialize too much
    • "Because of the tendency to oversocialize females in our society, girls learn early to (over)control impulses, to be tractable, obedient, cautious, and self-sacrificing." 1984, Jeanne H. Block, Sex Role Identity and Ego Development:

Forms

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oversocializing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
oversocializes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
oversocialized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
oversocialized Tense=Past lexicographic