different between frat vs fraternize

English

Etymology

Apocope of fraternity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?æt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

frat (plural frats)

1. Shortened form of fraternity, college organization. (Often used as a noun modifier.)

   "See you at the frat house."

   "All the frats will be there."

Derived terms

Related terms

• fraternal
• fraternity

Translations

Anagrams

• FRTA, RTFA, TRAF, fart, raft, traf

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fra?t/
• Rhymes: -a?t

Noun

frat n (genitive singular frats, no plural)

1. junk, rubbish, trash

Declension

Synonyms

• rusl
• drasl
• skran

Anagrams

• traf

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f???at??/

Pronoun

frat (emphatic fratsa)

1. second-person singular of fré

References

• Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 306.

English

Alternative forms

• fraternise (non-Oxford British spelling, used in many Commonwealth countries but not Canada)

Etymology

From French fraterniser.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?æt?n??z/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f?æt?n??z/

Verb

fraternize (third-person singular simple present fraternizes, present participle fraternizing, simple past and past participle fraternized)

1. (intransitive) To associate with others in a brotherly or friendly manner.
2. (intransitive) To associate as friends with an enemy, in violation of duty.
3. (intransitive) To have an intimate or sexual relationship with a forbidden member of the opposite sex; as, in some cases, football players with cheerleaders.

Related terms

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

fraternize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of fraternizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of fraternizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of fraternizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of fraternizar