desocialize

desocialize
a) To take out of a social context; individualize.

As we desocialize sex and sexuality as purely personal aspects of existence, we begin to see how sexuality is tied to a number of norms...

b) To cause to withdraw from society.

By twelve weeks puppies enter the juvenile stage, and it is at this stage that a negative experience can desocialize the pup.


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  • desocialize — (ˈ)dē, də̇+ transitive verb Etymology: de + socialize : to deprive of sociality industrialization tends to desocialize man * * * desocialization, n. /dee soh sheuh luyz /, v.t., desocialized, desocializing. to remove from a customary social… …   Useful english dictionary

  • desocialize — 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] * * * …   Universalium

  • desocialize — de·socialize …   English syllables

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  • desocialization — noun The act of desocializing. See Also: desocialize, desocializing …   Wiktionary

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