interconnect

American  

[in-ter-kuh-nekt] / ˌɪn tər kəˈnɛkt /

verb (used with object)

1. to connect with one another.

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verb (used without object)

1. to be or become connected or interrelated.

adjective

1. Telecommunications.

   1. pertaining to customer-owned equipment that is connected to or has access to the public telephone network.

   2. pertaining to companies that supply equipment to customers.

      a leading interconnect company.

interconnect British  

/ ˌɪntəkəˈnɛkt /

verb

1. to relate well

   people I really interconnect with

2. to be meaningfully or complexly related or joined

   these three strands of thought interconnect

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noun

1. 1. a device that connects things

   2. ( as modifier )

      interconnect cable

Other Word Forms

• interconnection noun

Etymology

Origin of interconnect

First recorded in 1860–65; inter- + connect

Example Sentences

The 3D images told a very different story, revealing a thick and interconnected network of nerves woven throughout the lesions and wrapped around the myCAFs.

From Science Daily

"The world is in peril. And not just from AI, or bioweapons, but from a whole series of interconnected crises unfolding in this very moment," Sharma wrote.

From BBC

It was only in November that Google announced Project Suncatcher, which it said is exploring an “interconnected network of solar-powered satellites” equipped with its own chips.

From Los Angeles Times

But the interconnected nature of that business means it can’t exactly stand alone.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ultimate goal, he says, is a “shift in perspective—seeing ourselves not as separate individuals but as interconnected participants in life’s grand experiment.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• affect
• apply
• ascribe
• assign
• associate
• compare
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• link
• pertain
• refer