oversocialize

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ socialize.

Verb

oversocialize (third-person singular simple present oversocializes, present participle oversocializing, simple past and past participle oversocialized)

1. (intransitive) to socialize too much
2. (transitive) to make someone socialize too much
   • 1984, Jeanne H. Block, Sex Role Identity and Ego Development‎^[1]:

     "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."