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 — index cooperate, join (associate oneself with) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law 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
