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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
OTHER WORDS FROM connect
Words nearby connect
Connacht, connate, connatural, Connaught, Conneaut, connect, connected, connectedness, connecter, Connecticut, Connecticut chest
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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, nounWord Origin for connect
C17: from Latin connectere to bind together, from nectere to bind, tie
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