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verb
To solder, fuse together, merge or unite, as if metals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
Qualifier: usually figurativr
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin ferrūminātus, perfect passive participle of ferrūminō (“to cement, solder”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ferrūmen (“cement”).
