fraternize
verb /ˈfrætənaɪz/
/ˈfrætərnaɪz/
(British English also fraternise)
[intransitive] (often disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fraternize | /ˈfrætənaɪz/ /ˈfrætərnaɪz/ |
| he / she / it fraternizes | /ˈfrætənaɪzɪz/ /ˈfrætərnaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple fraternized | /ˈfrætənaɪzd/ /ˈfrætərnaɪzd/ |
| past participle fraternized | /ˈfrætənaɪzd/ /ˈfrætərnaɪzd/ |
| -ing form fraternizing | /ˈfrætənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈfrætərnaɪzɪŋ/ |
- fraternize (with somebody) to behave in a friendly manner, especially towards somebody that you are not supposed to be friendly with
- She was accused of fraternizing with the enemy.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French fraterniser, from medieval Latin fraternizare, from Latin fraternus ‘brotherly’, from frater ‘brother’.