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Webster 1913 Edition
Fraternize
Fra′ter-nize
(? or ?; 277)
, Verb.
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.
Fra′ter-nize
,Verb.
T.
To bring into fellowship or brotherly sympathy.
Correspondence for
fraternizing
the two nations. Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fraternize
FRATERN'IZE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
fraternize
fraternize
English
Alternative forms
- fraternise (non-Oxford British spelling, used in many Commonwealth countries but not Canada)
Verb
fraternize (third-person singular simple present fraternizes, present participle fraternizing, simple past and past participle fraternized)
- (intransitive) To associate with others in a brotherly or friendly manner.
- (intransitive) To associate as friends with an enemy, in violation of duty.
Related terms
Translations
to associate with others in a brotherly manner
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to associate as friends with an enemy
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