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fraternize

[ frat-er-nahyz ]

verb (used without object)

fraternized, fraternizing.
  1. to associate socially or romantically with people considered inappropriate company, often due to a difference in status, as between managers and subordinates, or professors and students:

    Doctors fraternizing with interns is nothing new, but hospital management is considering stricter policies to discourage it.

  2. to associate cordially or intimately with the people of a conquered country, enemy troops, etc., especially in violation of orders or rules:

    Of the charges these officers are facing, the most serious is fraternizing with the enemy.

  3. to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



verb (used with object)

fraternized, fraternizing.
  1. Archaic. to bring into fraternal association or sympathy.

fraternize

/ ˈڰæəˌԲɪ /

verb

  1. introften foll bywith to associate on friendly terms
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Derived Forms

  • ˌڰٱԾˈپDz, noun
  • ˈڰٱˌԾ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڰ··Ծ··پDz [frat-er-nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ڰ··Ծ· noun
  • ܲ·ڰ··Ծ adjective
  • ܲ·ڰ··Ծ·Բ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fraternize1

First recorded in 1605–15; from French fraterniser, from Medieval Latin ڰٱԾ; fraternal, -ize
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Delson makes an effort to create a safe space that encourages participants to ask questions, fraternize with others and leave their stress at home.

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Red-brick buildings from the 19th century fraternize with high glass facades and renovated interiors: a new sports complex, a new “well-being” center.

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Camper vans and recreational vehicles crowd the arena parking lot, where players drink beer, grill meat and fraternize between games.

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In his unit, the officers aren’t saddled by rules against fraternizing with prisoners.

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According to a recently opened exhibition at the Library of Congress, one reason that 17th-century Britons left their homeland for a new world was to organize and fraternize more freely.

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