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catenate

[ kat-n-eyt ]
/ ˈkæt nˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), cat·e·nat·ed, cat·e·nat·ing.

to link together; form into a connected series: catenated cells.

Words related to catenate

track, seek, accompany, attend, concatenate, spook, search, draggle, convoy, persecute, hunt, dog, freeze, tail, tag, stalk, escort, shadow, hound, chase

Words nearby catenate

category mistake, catena, catenaccio, catenane, catenary, catenate, catenation, catenoid, catenulate, cater, cater-cornered

Origin of catenate

1615–25; < Latin catēnātus chained, equivalent to catēn(a) a chain + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM catenate

in·ter·cat·e·nat·ed, adjectiveun·cat·e·nat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for catenate

catenate
/ (ˈkætɪˌneɪt) /

verb

biology to arrange or be arranged in a series of chains or rings

adjective

another word for catenulate

Derived forms of catenate

catenation, noun

Word Origin for catenate

C17: from Latin catēnāre to bind with chains
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