fraternising

frat·er·nize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [frat-er-nahyz]
- /ˈfræt ərˌnaɪz/
- /ˈfræt.ə.naɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [frat-er-nahyz]
- /ˈfræt ərˌnaɪz/

Definitions of fraternising word

verb without object fraternising to associate in a fraternal or friendly way. 1
verb without object fraternising to associate cordially or intimately with natives of a conquered country, enemy troops, etc. 1
verb with object fraternising Archaic. to bring into fraternal association or sympathy. 1
noun fraternising Present participle of fraternise. 1

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Origin of fraternising

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15; < French fraterniser < Medieval Latin frāternizāre. See fraternal, -ize

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Parts of speech for Fraternising

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fraternising

fraternising popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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