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fraternise::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fraternize |
| Type of | socialise, socialize |
| Derivation | fraternisation, fraternity |
Examples of fraternise
fraternise
In New York one does not necessarily fraternise with one's neighbour.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Fraternise with the locals by sitting at the communal tables outside.
From the guardian.co.uk
The logic is that leaders of such districts will know better than to fraternise with the opposition.
From the guardian.co.uk
Residents should not begrudge their councillors a wholesome meal and a time to fraternise after a meeting.
From the smh.com.au
It contains a superb collection of art no doubt, but we had come to see Paris, not fraternise with our fellow tourists.
From the travel.uk.msn.com
There's no guarantee of purity, no reliable information and you have to fraternise with crimbos just to get some.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Later the chef, an old Antarctic hand, told me that if there were two single people on a station then invariably they paired up, but it was not the done thing to openly fraternise.
From the couriermail.com.au
Still, the demonstrated willingness to fraternise with other, unproven non-liberals leaves even the enlightened non-liberal under a lingering shadow of suspicion.
From the economist.com
In 1945, Allied servicemen were forbidden to fraternise with the defeated Germans-not exactly the relationship most were looking for when they went out of barracks.
From the economist.com
- Fraternize: be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- Fraternization is "turning people into brothers" - conducting social relations with people who are actually unrelated and/or of a different class (especially those with whom one works) as though they were siblings, family members, personal friends or lovers.
- Alternative spelling of fraternize
