to cement
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4.4
- verb
- /sɪˈmɛnt/
:
consolidar
- We hope this new agreement will cement our partnership for years to come.
- cement a relationship
- cement an alliance
- cement ties
So these big projects they make together cement cultural identity, right?
- So these big projects they make together cement cultural identity, right?
- This dynamic really gets cemented during the love bombing phase.
- It gives you the feathery brow look but it like cements your hairs in place.
- But it's time to cement this newfound love for rats.
- He wanted to cement his legacy as a peacemaker.
- Arab states do over defeats, while Israel cements its gains.
- And how cemented our bond is from was from childhood.
- It made like that whole world less intimidating to me and, and cemented my love for reading.
- And his earnings seem to seem to cement that.
- And that, among other things, helped cement that.
- And I got to tell you, something happens when you live parked and stay cemented in gratitude.
- But a duet that sort of cements their love and their kind of jokiness together.
- Because if you're not curious, I think you, you start to become a little too cemented in what you think works and does not work.
- The locations themselves then subtly revealed terrifying theories of transmission cemented into the very geography of place and practice.
Examples
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I knew if I wanted to cement my place there was one guy I needed to team up with.
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Anthony agreed to cement the alliance by marrying Octavian's sister, Octavia.
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So these big projects they make together cement cultural identity, right?
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I tried so hard to cement things with David.
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Besides, it might be a chance to do something to cement the relationship.
Fiction book (1990) -
That's what you do, and this was a chance for me to grow and help cement that for myself.
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But it was the politics of democracy that cemented the boys' friendship.
Fiction book (2002) -
We were very fluid with our friendship, but it didn't really cement until my mom got sick.
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He wanted to cement his legacy as a peacemaker.
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One more step to cementing his status as the greatest motorcycle racer of all time.
Synonyms
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To make someone stay in one place or keep their attention on something
To fix something firmly so it becomes part of something else
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.5
A machine with a large rotating drum that makes concrete from cement, sand, and water
- Specialized
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4.8
A common building powder made by heating and grinding a type of rock and clay that hardens under water
- Specialized
A dental material used to hold crowns or fillings and line tooth cavities
- Specialized
A hard paste used to fix metal crowns and as a base under fillings
How Firm
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb cement also gained a figurative sense from the idea of making things stick. From old Latin caementum, the image of bricks stuck firmly together helps you remember that to cement a relationship or deal is to make it strong and lasting.