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WELD/weld/

To weld is to join metal by heat, or to unite people or parts firmly: weld a joint, weld a coalition. Fuse is a cousin; split sits opposite. An ethics minute is process; a logo lock-up is design.

Meaning

To join metal by heat; also to unite people or parts firmly.

Examples

• “Weld the coalition after the ethics minute, not instead of it.”
• “Fuse is the close twin. Solder is finer metalwork. A lock-up is branding. A minute is a file. Pass the minute; then the photocall.”

Good to know

Join by heat, or unite firmly. Close: fuse. A logo ≠ an ethics minute.

Near in meaning

fuse

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