liaise
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[edit] Etymology
Back-formation from liaison, itself from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligatio (stem ligation-) (English ligation), derived from ligō, from Proto-Indo-European *leygʰ- (“to bind”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
liaise (third-person singular simple present liaises, present participle liaising, simple past and past participle liaised)
- To establish a liaison.
- To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
- To cooperate, consult and discuss in order to come to a common solution.
