fraternize
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fraternize
- /ˈfɹætənaɪz/ UK
- /ˈfɹætɚnaɪz/ US
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PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr
From French fraterniser.
verb fraternizes · fraternizing · fraternized · fraternise
- To associate with others in a brotherly or friendly manner.
- To associate as friends with an enemy, in violation of duty. Now in this world it is never wise to meddle with such things. It's better to leave them as they are. No one ever had any good come to him from fraternizing with too great familiarity with the unknown; and it's a very good thing that the children from The Other Side are as shy as they are, as Alice
- To socialize in confidentiality.
- To have an intimate or sexual relationship with a forbidden party.
Translations
Every language
verb to associate with others in a brotherly manner
| Español | fraternizar |
|---|---|
| Français | fraterniser |
| Deutsch | sich verbrüdern |
| Română | fraterniza, înfrăți |
| Русский | брататься bratatʹsja |
verb to associate as friends with an enemy
| Français | fraterniser |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | fraternisieren |
Talk about this word "fraternize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fraternize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fraternize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fraternize "fraternize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fraternize.Cite this
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title = {fraternize},
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