What does desocialize mean?
Desocialize means (transitive) To take out of a social context; individualize..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) 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...
2004, Arden et al, The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care By twelve weeks puppies enter the juvenile stage, and it is at this stage that a negative experience can desocialize the pup.
It was a painful process to desocialize and rehabilitate the Malian economy.
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Desocialize means (transitive) To take out of a social context; individualize..
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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...
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