liaise

English

Etymology

Back-formation from liaison, itself from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French liaison (“binding”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ligātiō (English ligation), derived from ligō (“I bind”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːˈeɪz/
• Rhymes: -eɪz

Verb

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.

Translations

to establish a liaison

• French: se lier (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: свя́зываться (ru) impf (svjázyvatʹsja), связа́ться (ru) pf (svjazátʹsja)