Main Entry: ²bond

Function: verb

Date: 1677

transitive verb

1 : to lap (as brick) for solidity of construction
2 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 verb 1 : to hold together or solidify by or as if by means of a bond or binder
2 : 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