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Definition resocialize in American English

resocialize verb

[transitive] verb
/riˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/
1

to prepare prisoners for a new life in society after they have been released from prison

Example

We should be trying to resocialize offenders rather than to stigmatize them.

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Definition resocialize in American English