| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | associate with |
| Synonyms: | chum around, consort, fraternize, hang around, hang out with, keep company, knock around with, mingle, mix, pal, pal around, rub elbows, rub shoulders, socialize, spend time |
| Main Entry: | fraternize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | associate with |
| Synonyms: | be friendly, be sociable with, club together, consort with, fall in with, go around with, hang out with, hobnob, keep company with, make friends, mingle with, mix with, rub elbows with, rub shoulders with, run with, socialize with |
| Antonyms: | disagree, ignore |
| Main Entry: | mingle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | socialize |
| Synonyms: | associate, circulate, consort, fraternize, gang up, hang out*, hobnob, mix, network, pool, rub shoulders, tie in, work the room |
| Antonyms: | be unsociable |
| Main Entry: | mix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | socialize |
| Synonyms: | associate, come together, consort, get along, hang out, hobnob, join, mingle |
| Notes: | in a mixture, the combined elements lose their individual identities and are fused, blended, or compounded in the result; in a mix, the elements, though combined, retain their individual identities |
| Antonyms: | disengage, dissociate, segregate, separate |
| Main Entry: | network |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to socialize for professional or personal gain |
| Synonyms: | associate, circulate, hobnob, make contacts, meet, meet and greet, mingle, rub elbows, schmooze |
| Main Entry: | socialize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be friendly at gatherings |
| Synonyms: | associate, chum with, club*, consort, entertain, fraternize, get about, get around, get together, go out, hang around with, hang out, hobnob, join, keep company, league, make advances, make the rounds, mingle, mix, pal around, run with, tie up with |
| Antonyms: | exclude, shun |
| Main Entry: | nationalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | socialize |
| Synonyms: | associate, chum with, club*, communalize, consort, entertain, fraternize, get about, get around, get together, go out, hang around with, hang out*, hobnob, join, keep company, league, make advances, make the rounds, mingle, mix, pal around, run with, tie up with |
| Notes: | nationalize means to put under state control or ownership, while naturalize means make into a citizen or adopt to another place |