Catenate

//ˈkæt.ən.eɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To connect things together, especially to form a chain.
  2. 2
    arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
catenulatechainconcatenateconnectcontinuejoin

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin catēnātus (“chained”), from catēnāre, from catēna (“chain”).

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