4 syllables: So, ci, al, izes. Stress on So.
SOH-shuh-leye-ziz
/ˈsoʊ.ʃəˌlaɪ.zɪz/
Socializes is pronounced SOH-shuh-leye-ziz (/ˈsoʊ.ʃəˌlaɪ.zɪz/). It has four syllables (So-ci-al-izes), with the stress on "So". Socializes is a third-person singular verb meaning to engage in social activities or interactions, or to make social connections. It can also appear in phrases like “she socializes with colleagues.” The term emphasizes participation in sociable, interpersonal activity rather than solitary behavior, and is commonly used in everyday English to describe someone’s preference for social engagement or to describe the act of promoting social interaction.
verbSocializes is a third-person singular verb meaning to engage in social activities or interactions, or to make social connections. It can also appear in phrases like “she socializes with colleagues.” The term emphasizes participation in sociable, interpersonal activity rather than solitary behavior, and is commonly used in everyday English to describe someone’s preference for social engagement or to describe the act of promoting social interaction.
"She tends to socializes less when she’s忙, but she makes an effort to socialize with friends on weekends."
"The company hosts after-work events to socialize employees from different departments."
"During college, he enjoyed socializing with classmates and joining campus clubs."
Pronounce as /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.laɪ.zɪz/ in US; /ˈsəʊ.ʃə.laɪ.zɪz/ in UK; /ˈsɒː.ʃə.lɪˌziz/? in AU can vary slightly. Primary stress on the first syllable: SOH-shuh-LY-ziz. Break into three segments: /ˈsoʊ/ (or /ˈsəʊ/), /ʃə/ (schwa), /laɪ/ (as in 'lie'), and final /zɪz/ (z-ziz). Tip: ensure the /lj/ sequence in the third syllable forms a light /l/ followed by /aɪ/ glide before /zɪz/; avoid merging /laɪ/ with /zɪz/ into a single syllable.
Common mistakes include: misplacing stress (saying so-CHI-o-laɪ-zɪz), pronouncing the /t/ or /d/ incorrectly as a hard consonant, and slurring /laɪ/ into /la/ or saying /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.laːz/ with a long a. Correction: maintain primary stress on the first syllable, ensure the /laɪ/ is a clear diphthong /laɪ/ rather than a pure /la/; end with /zɪz/ rather than /z/ or /zəz/. Practice slow, then move to natural speed with recording.
US: /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.laɪ.zɪz/ with strong /soʊ/ and /laɪ/. UK: /ˈsəʊ.ʃə.laɪ.zɪz/ with a clearer /əʊ/ in the first vowel and sometimes a slightly shorter /ɪzɪz/ ending. AU: similar to UK but with broader vowel quality and more pronounced /ɒ/ or /ə/ in initial syllable depending on speaker, sometimes less rhotic. The rhoticity is generally non-rhotic in UK/AU; US retains rhoticity, affecting the /ɹ/ presence in connected speech.
It challenges: three syllables with a complex onset in the second syllable /ʃə/, a diphthong /laɪ/ that glides into a voiced fricative /zɪz/ ending, and a cluster where the -ize suffix adds an additional syllable and a soft /z/ ending that blends with the preceding /ɪ/. The combination of /ˈsoʊ/ or /ˈsəʊ/ + /ʃə/ + /laɪ/ + /zɪz/ requires precise articulation, crisp vowel quality, and steady stress. Practice slow, then speed to natural pace.
Does the word ever pronounce with a reduced first vowel in rapid speech (e.g., /ˈsəʊ.ʃə.laɪ.zəs/)? In careful speech the full /ɪz/ ending emerges; in rapid colloquial speech you may hear /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.zɪz/ or /ˈsəʊ.ʃ ə.laɪ.zɪz/? The canonical form keeps /laɪ.zɪz/; reducing the second /ə/ can occur in casual connected speech, but careful pronunciation should retain the /laɪ/ and final /zɪz/.
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Socializes derives from the noun social, from the Latin socius meaning ‘companion, ally, ally,’ which is related to socius meaning ‘companion, ally’ and ultimately from the proto-Italic soc– meaning ‘to join, unite.’ The verb form emerged in English around the 18th–19th centuries as social expanded from a noun into a verb meaning to participate socially. The sense broadened in modern usage to cover engaging in social activities, forming social connections, or promoting sociability. The suffix -ize, from Greek -izein via Latinized English, indicates causing or making into a state; thus socializes literally means to cause to be social. First known uses appear in formal discourse around sociability and social behavior, with popularization in the 19th and 20th centuries alongside the growth of organized social life, clubs, and later mass communication that expanded social interaction beyond intimate circles.
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