Defamilialize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To remove familial character from British, English, Oxford, US

    "The Scandinavian countries are often assumed to constitute a coherent and unique social service model characterized by a comparatively high level of universalism and a strong capacity to defamilialize care responsibilities."

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"The Scandinavian countries are often assumed to constitute a coherent and unique social service model characterized by a comparatively high level of universalism and a strong capacity to defamilialize care responsibilities."

Etymology

From de- + familial + -ize.

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