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Definition: FRATERNIZING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To affiliate.[Eve - graph theoretic]
2. Present participle conjugation of the verb fraternize.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(fraternize)
1. Be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy.[Wordnet].
2. To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of like occupation or character; to have brotherly feelings.[Websters].
3. To bring into fellowship or brotherly sympathy.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: fraternizing, fraternized, fraternizes, fraternizer, fraternizers, fraternizingly and fraternizedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "Fraternizing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1793. (references)

Definition: FRATERNIZING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. To affiliate.[Eve - graph theoretic]
2. Present participle conjugation of the verb fraternize.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(fraternize)
1. Be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy.[Wordnet].
2. To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of like occupation or character; to have brotherly feelings.[Websters].
3. To bring into fellowship or brotherly sympathy.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: fraternizing, fraternized, fraternizes, fraternizer, fraternizers, fraternizingly and fraternizedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "FRATERNIZING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1793. (references)

Specialty Definition: fraternize

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of like occupation or character.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary1: [Intransitive verb] To associate as friends with an enemy, in violation of duty. (references)
 2: [Intransitive verb] To associate with others in a brotherly or friendly manner;. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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