verb
- past tense of fraternise: to associate or interact in a friendly way with someone, especially someone from a rival group or enemy nation
Usage: British spelling (American: fraternized); often implies socializing across social, military, or political boundaries
Examples
- The soldiers fraternised with the local population despite orders not to.
- After the war, former enemies fraternised at the peace conference.
- She fraternised with members of the opposing team at the tournament.
- The diplomats fraternised informally before the official negotiations began.
- He was criticized for fraternising with the rival company's executives.