fraternize

English

WOTD – 6 July 2006

Alternative forms

• fraternise (non-Oxford British spelling, used in many Commonwealth countries but not Canada)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French fraterniser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹætənɑɪz/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹætɚnɑɪz/

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Verb

1. (intransitive) To associate with others in a brotherly or friendly manner.
2. (intransitive) To associate as friends with an enemy, in violation of duty.
3. (intransitive) To have an intimate or sexual relationship with a forbidden member of the opposite sex; as, in some cases, football players with cheerleaders.

Related terms

• frat
• fraternal
• fraternity
• fraternisation / fraternization
• fraternizing
• fratricide

Translations

to associate with others in a brotherly manner

• Bulgarian: побратимявам се (pobratimjavam se)
• Catalan: fraternitzar (ca)
• Esperanto: interfratiĝi
• Finnish: veljeillä (fi)
• French: fraterniser (fr)
• German: sich verbrüdern (de)
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• Maori: whakauruuru
• Polish: bratać się (pl), zbratać się (pl)
• Romanian: fraterniza (ro), înfrăți (ro)
• Russian: брататься (ru) (bratatʹsja)
• Spanish: fraternizar (es)
• Swedish: förbrödra (sv) (reflexive)

to associate as friends with an enemy

• Finnish: veljeillä (fi)
• French: fraterniser (fr)
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• German: fraternisieren (de)
• Swedish: fraternisera (sv)