1. to teach someone to behave in a way that is acceptable to society again, especially after a period of imprisonment or institutionalization
Usage: often used in contexts of criminal justice or rehabilitation
2. to adapt or adjust to new social conditions or environments
Usage: psychology; sociology

Examples

• The program aims to resocialize former inmates before their release.
• After years in solitary confinement, it took time to resocialize him.
• The therapy helped resocialize patients who had been institutionalized.
• Moving to a new country required her to resocialize completely.
• The rehabilitation center works to resocialize juvenile offenders.
• Veterans often need support to resocialize after returning from deployment.