fraternalize

verb — 2 senses

fraternalize

verb

Etymology From fraternal + -ize.

1

To make fraternal or brotherly; to rid of conflict; to unite.

  • Christianity has been a great power in our country to cleanse and fraternalize the social life of simple communities.1916, Walter Rauschenbusch, The Social Principles of Jesus:
  • It really bothered him to be one of the first musicians who had to play for the Russians after the entry of the fraternalized armies into Prague.1999, Josef Škvorecký, Paul Wilson, The Engineer of Human Souls:
2

To fraternize; to socialize.

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