cement
noun
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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Two of his noblest rebels will be cementing the friendship of France and Prussia.
From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by L. (Luise) Mühlbach