liaise

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liaise

  • /liːˈeɪz/
  • /lɪjˈɛjz/ British, Southern, Standard

Rhymes with -eɪz

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Back-formation from liaison, itself from French liaison (“binding”).

verb liaises · liaising · liaised

  1. To establish a liaison.
  2. To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
  3. To cooperate, consult and discuss in order to come to a common solution. As of May 12, Crossrail was liaising with contractors to enable physical work at stations to restart. This had been suspended on March 24 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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