Main Entry:

rap·proche·ment

Pronunciation:

\ˌra-ˌprōsh-ˈmäⁿ, -ˌprȯsh-; ra-ˈprōsh-ˌ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from rapprocher to bring together, from Middle French, from re- + approcher to approach, from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropiare — more at approach

Date:

1809

: establishment of or state of having cordial relations