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fraternize

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frat·er·nize  (frtr-nz)
intr.v. frat·er·nized, frat·er·niz·ing, frat·er·niz·es
1. To associate with others in a brotherly or congenial way.
2. To associate on friendly terms with an enemy or opposing group, often in violation of discipline or orders.

[French fraterniser, from Medieval Latin frternizre, from Latin frternus, fraternal; see fraternal.]

frater·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.
frater·nizer n.

fraternize or -nise
Verb
[-nizing, -nized] or -nising, -nised to associate on friendly terms: fraternizing with the customers is off-limits
fraternization
-nisation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.fraternize - be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
socialise, socialize - take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize"
Translations
fraternize [ˈfrætənaɪz] viconfraternizar
fraternize [ˈfrætənaɪz] vifraterniser
fraternize [ˈfrætənaɪz] fraternal viUmgang haben
fraternize [ˈfrætənaɪz] vifraternizzare


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I slept admirably after all; and I awoke to see the overturned toilet-table, and to thrill as I remembered there was one fellow-creature with whom I could fraternize without fear of a rude reopening of my every wound.
Is one friend forbidden to visit another, or a Musketeer of my company to fraternize with a Guard of Dessessart's company?
Even political principle must have been in danger of relaxation under such circumstances; and the violin, faithful to rotten boroughs, must have been tempted to fraternize in a demoralizing way with a reforming violoncello.
 
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