fraternize
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fraternize — (also fraternise) ► VERB (usu. fraternize with) ▪ be on friendly terms. DERIVATIVES fraternization noun … English terms dictionary
Fraternize — Fra ter*nize (? or ?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fraternized}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fraternizing}.] [Cf. F. fraterniser.] To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of like occupation or character; to have brotherly feelings. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fraternize — Fra ter*nize, v. t. To bring into fellowship or brotherly sympathy. [1913 Webster] Correspondence for fraternizing the two nations. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fraternize — 1610s, to sympathize as brothers, from Fr. fraterniser, from M.L. fraternizare, from fraternus brotherly (see FRATERNITY (Cf. fraternity)). Military sense of cultivate friendship with enemy troops is from 1897 (used in World War I with reference… … Etymology dictionary
fraternize — (Amer.) frat·er·nize || frætÉ™(r)naɪz v. join together, fellowship (also franternise) … English contemporary dictionary
fraternize — [v] associate with be friendly, be sociable with, club together, consort with, fall in with, go around with, hang out with, hobnob*, keep company with, make friends, mingle with, mix with, rub elbows with, rub shoulders with, run with, socialize… … New thesaurus
fraternize — [frat′ər nīz΄] vi. fraternized, fraternizing [Fr fraterniser < L fraternus: see FRATERNAL] 1. to associate in a brotherly manner; be on friendly terms 2. to have intimate or friendly relations with any of the enemy: said of soldiers occupying… … English World dictionary
fraternize — UK [ˈfrætə(r)naɪz] / US [ˈfrætərˌnaɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms fraternize : present tense I/you/we/they fraternize he/she/it fraternizes present participle fraternizing past tense fraternized past participle fraternized formal to spend… … English dictionary
fraternize — v. (D; intr.) to fraternize with * * * [ frætənaɪz] (D; intr.) to fraternize with … Combinatory dictionary
fraternize — frat|er|nize also fraternise BrE [ˈfrætənaız US ər ] v to be friendly with someone, especially if you have been ordered not to be friendly with them fraternize with ▪ The troops were forbidden to fraternize with the enemy. >fraternization… … Dictionary of contemporary English
