fraternized

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of fraternize.
  fraternize

  verb (used without object)

  to associate socially or romantically with people considered inappropriate company, often due to a difference in status, as between managers and subordinates, or professors and students.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of fraternize.
  fraternize

  verb (used without object)

  to associate socially or romantically with people considered inappropriate company, often due to a difference in status, as between managers and subordinates, or professors and students.

Example Sentences

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fraternized

The Gelmans fraternized with Mexico’s bohemian avant-garde and hosted soirees at opulent residences in Mexico and New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Commerce always fraternized with art and journalism in the magazine business, and Miranda needs to hear that this balance will stay if the magazine changes hands.

From Salon ● May 6, 2026

The former detective was fired in 2017 after an allegation was received that he had improperly paid a witness and had fraternized with people connected to criminal conduct.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 19, 2019

Xaysana’s case drew great attention when he was arrested last year because of unproven suspicions that some Thai celebrities with whom he fraternized were implicated in his activities.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2018

There being no other course to pursue, we thanked him heartily and at once fraternized with him and his men.

From The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion by Samuel A. Swiggett

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