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View synonyms for fraternization

fraternization

[ frat-er-nahy-zey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of associating with a person or group in a friendly way:

    He sees race relations in Brazil as relatively harmonious, with fraternization in sports and carnivals.

  2. social or, especially, intimate association with natives of a conquered country, with enemy or allied troops, between members of an organization who are of different ranks, etc.:

    The colonel was disciplined for fraternization with a junior enlisted airman.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of fraternization1

First recorded in 1790–1800; fraterniz(e) ( def ) + -ation ( def )

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