Liaise

//liːˈeɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To establish a liaison.
  2. 2
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences wordnet
  3. 3
    To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
  4. 4
    To cooperate, consult and discuss in order to come to a common solution.

    "As of May 12, Crossrail was liaising with contractors to enable physical work at stations to restart. This had been suspended on March 24 due to the COVID-19 outbreak."

Synonyms

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arbitratecollaboratecooperateintercedeintercedeintermediate

Example

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"It's your job to serve as a liaison between them, so you'd better liaise."

Etymology

Back-formation from liaison, itself from French liaison (“binding”).

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