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To bond or glue two objects or elements together, especially with cement
“Another method is to take blocks of granite one-foot square, make excavations in each to hold the ashes of one body, cement them tightly together, and build them into a monument or pyramid.”
To strengthen or reinforce, sometimes figuratively (such as one's position or rank)
“To cement his place among the local elite, Sprake was anxious to maintain the appearance of propriety in the hall.”
To make or become hard or solid
To encourage (a behavior, feeling, relationship or idea) through repeated stimulus
To meld or blend to form a single entity
Plural for a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, used to form mortar or concrete
“More affluent farmers live in homes constructed of cement, with tile roofs.”
Plural for a soft glue that hardens on setting
“I routed a slot on the underside of the sole rubber to accommodate the head of the screw and glued them back on with contact cement.”
Plural for something that physically or figuratively holds or binds things together
“She was the cement that bound us into a cohesive unit.”
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