figurative. To join closely or firmly; to connect, attach, unite, knit, bind by other than material ties; esp. to unite in marriage (now dialect).

transitive. To cement. Chiefly figurative.

figurative. To conjoin as by knotting or binding together; to bind, join, or connect firmly; to unite or combine intimately.

transferred. To unite firmly or closely; spec. in medical use (see solder, v. 2).

transitive. To unite intimately, to join closely or permanently; to correlate, link together (also with up); to cause or enable to blend together.

transitive. To join or knit (things) firmly and tightly together, or to each other; to combine closely into a whole; to consolidate by close…

To unite or join closely.

figurative. To unite, to cause to adhere, in a close, firm, or intimate manner.

figurative.

transitive. To cement or solder together; to unite physically. Now rare.

figurative. To unite closely and intimately.

figurative and transferred. To unite intimately or inseparably; to join closely together.

transitive. To unite as in marriage. To join or couple (a thing) intimately with or to something else; to associate closely together.

transitive. To join, unite, or couple, after the manner of the Siamese twins.

transitive. To join in marriage, to marry (those who are of different races); in quot. 1863 figurative (rare.)

transitive. To bring together or gather in one place, to assemble, esp. from disparate sources; (also) to make more complete or coherent, to knit…

transitive. To fit or join (a mechanical part) with or to another.