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connect

[ kuh-nekt ]
/ kəˈnɛkt /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
adjective
of or relating to a connection or connections: connect charges for a new cable television channel.
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Origin of connect

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin connectere, equivalent to con- “with, together” + nectere “to tie”; see con-, nexus

OTHER WORDS FROM connect

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To connect is to link or fasten together, as two cities by a bridge. How is connect different from join and unite? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

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British Dictionary definitions for connect

connect
/ (kəˈnɛkt) /

verb

Derived forms of connect

connectible or connectable, adjectiveconnector or connecter, noun

Word Origin for connect

C17: from Latin connectere to bind together, from nectere to bind, tie
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