defamilialize

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Etymology

de- +‎ familial +‎ -ize

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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.

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