Main Entry:

²bond

Function:

verb

Date:

1677

transitive verb

1: to lap (as brick) for solidity of construction2 a: to secure payment of duties and taxes on (goods) by giving a bond b: to convert into a debt secured by bonds c: to provide a bond for or cause to provide such a bond <bond an employee>3 a: to cause to adhere firmly b: to embed in a matrix c: to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bondsintransitive verb1: to hold together or solidify by or as if by means of a bond or binder2: to form a close relationship especially through frequent association <the new mother bonded with her child>

— bond·able \ˈbän-də-bəl\ adjective

— bond·er noun