resocialize

verb

re·​so·​cial·​ize (ˌ)rē-ˈsō-shə-ˌlīz 

resocialized; resocializing

1

transitive : to socialize (someone or something) again

resocializing rescued dogs

the need to resocialize former inmates into society

Acclimating yourself back into dating culture is going to require some practice. … you need to resocialize yourself and get reacquainted with the way single women interact.

—Alexis McKinnis

2

intransitive : to socialize with another or others again

"… isolation and loneliness are often the triggers for people to resocialize and make new contacts."

—Peter Rabins

resocialization

(ˌ)rē-ˌsō-sh(ə-)lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

a program of resocialization

the resocialization process

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1