fraternize
Mix with others
To fraternize is to associate or mingle in a friendly way, especially with people you're not supposed to befriend.
The word often implies crossing social or professional boundaries: soldiers fraternizing with the enemy, officers fraternizing with enlisted personnel, employees fraternizing with management.
The new policy prohibits staff from fraternizing with clients.
The connotation is usually disapproving—fraternizing suggests inappropriate closeness.
Interact socially with others
- interactAct upon one another
- befriendForm a companionship
- converseEngage in dialogue
- hobnobMingle in friendly conversation
consort · associate · schmooze · network · party · gather · mix · commingle
Hostile opposing party
- collaborateWork jointly with others
- treasonBetraying one's nation
- consortingAssociating with others
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
taboo · illicit · wartime · occupation · clandestine · secret · transgression · boundary
Goodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- kinshipState of being related
bonding · solidarity · esprit de corps · togetherness · loyalty · comradeship · unity · rapport
Soldiers' residential building
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
enlisted · officer · drill · mess hall · bivouac · rank and file · off-duty · leave
Exclusive social group
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
- eliteSuperior select group
- old boys networkInformal male establishment connections
- country clubPrivate recreational membership facility
insular · gatekeeping · in-group · favoritism · nepotism · secret society · lodge · selective
mingle
Interact socially with others
hobnob · consort · associate · schmooze · network · party · gather · mix · commingle · rub elbows
enemy
Hostile opposing party
- collaborateWork jointly with others
- treasonBetraying one's nation
- consortingAssociating with others
prohibited · taboo · illicit · wartime · occupation · clandestine · secret · transgression · boundary · impropriety
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
kinship · bonding · solidarity · esprit de corps · togetherness · loyalty · comradeship · unity · rapport · affinity
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
troops · enlisted · officer · drill · mess hall · bivouac · rank and file · off-duty · leave · garrison
clique
Exclusive social group
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
- eliteSuperior select group
- old boys networkInformal male establishment connections
country club · insular · gatekeeping · in-group · favoritism · nepotism · secret society · lodge · selective · patrician
fraternizeshun
Deliberately keep away
ostracize · avoid · cold-shoulder · snub · give the cold shoulder
fraternizesegregate
Separate by category
isolate · quarantine · sequester · boycott · stand apart
- fraternity houseBrotherhood's shared living quarters
- fraternity lifeOrganized college brotherhood culture
- fraternity brotherMale Greek organization member
- fraternity pledgeProspective Greek member
- fraternity rowStreet of brotherhood houses
- fraternity rushGreek organization membership drive
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