defamilialize

English

Alternative forms

• defamilialise (non-Oxford British English)
• de-familialize

Etymology

de- +‎ familial +‎ -ize

Verb

defamilialize (third-person singular simple present defamilializes, present participle defamilializing, simple past and past participle defamilialized)(American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. To remove familial character from
   • 2007, Dietmar Rauch, “Is There Really a Scandinavian Social Service Model?: A Comparison of Childcare and Elderlycare in Six European Countries”, in Acta Sociologica, volume 50, number 3, →DOI, page 249:

     The Scandinavian countries are often assumed to constitute a coherent and unique social service model characterized by a comparatively high level of universalism and a strong capacity to defamilialize care responsibilities.

Antonyms

• familialize

Translations

Translations

• French: défamilialiser