resocialize
verb [ T or I ] (also re-socialize); (UK usually resocialise, re-socialise) uk/ˌriːˈsəʊ.ʃəl.aɪz/
重构社会属性
to teach people or animals to behave around others in a way that is considered suitable or normal, for example after difficult experiences that have affected their behaviour
The therapy aims to resocialize addicts so they can exist in the world without relying on their old habit.
Since moving from the countryside to the city, I’ve had to re-socialize myself. 自农村搬到城市后,我不得不重新融入社会。
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- He is being re-socialised in controlled sessions with six specially-trained listeners.
- He was worried that it might be hard to re-socialize after spending so much time with just one other person.
- In recent times, penalties have involved alternatives to imprisonment that re-socialize the offender into society.