cement
verb/sɪˈment/
/sɪˈment/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cement | /sɪˈment/ /sɪˈment/ |
| he / she / it cements | /sɪˈments/ /sɪˈments/ |
| past simple cemented | /sɪˈmentɪd/ /sɪˈmentɪd/ |
| past participle cemented | /sɪˈmentɪd/ /sɪˈmentɪd/ |
| -ing form cementing | /sɪˈmentɪŋ/ /sɪˈmentɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] cement A and B (together) to join two things together using cement, glue (= a sticky substance), etc.
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- cement something to make a relationship, an agreement, etc. stronger synonym strengthen
- The president's visit was intended to cement the alliance between the two countries.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ciment (noun), cimenter (verb), from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’.
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