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con·nect

connect

 
 
pronunciation:
k nekt
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: verb
inflections: connects, connecting, connected
definition 1: to join together; link.
I connected the plug to an extension cord.
 
synonyms:
join, link
antonyms:
disconnect, separate
similar words:
annex, associate, attach, bond, couple, dock, fasten, hitch, lock, plug in, splice, tie, unite
definition 2: to think of as related; associate.
He connects elephants with the circus.
synonyms:
associate, relate
similar words:
ally, identify, link
definition 3: to become joined or linked.
The trains connected at the freight yard.
synonyms:
join, link
antonyms:
separate
similar words:
couple, knit, relate, unite
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derivations: connectable (adj.), connected (adj.), connectible (adj.), connecter (n.), connector (n.)
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