Asocialize

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cause to become asocial; to disconnect (someone or something) from society or societal norms. transitive

    "[…] the physician, in order that he may intelligently attempt to redirect the personality functions, desires to know what the life problems are which have led to this disorganizing and asocialized method of meeting them."

Example

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"[…] the physician, in order that he may intelligently attempt to redirect the personality functions, desires to know what the life problems are which have led to this disorganizing and asocialized method of meeting them."

Etymology

From asocial + -ize.

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