FRATERNIZE

v. consort (with), associate (with), socialize (with), go (around or round) with or together, spend time with or together, keep company (with), hobnob with, mingle (with), mix (with), take up with or together, keep up (with), fall in with, rub shoulders (with), Colloq hang out (with or together), hang about or around with or together Soldiers are forbidden to fraternize, which means they are not allowed to fraternize with local people