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    con·nect
    [kəˈnek(t)]
    verb
    connect (verb) · connects (third person present) · connected (past tense) · connected (past participle) · connecting (present participle)
    1. bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established:
      "the electrodes were connected to a recording device" · "a modem connects computers over a telephone line"
      • join together so as to provide access and communication:
        "all the buildings are connected by underground passages" · "the highway connects with major routes from all parts of the country"
      • link to a power or water supply:
        "your house is connected to the main cable TV network"
      • put (someone) into contact by phone:
        "I was quickly connected to the police"
      • (of a train, bus, aircraft, etc.) be timed to arrive at its destination before another train, aircraft, etc., departs so that passengers can transfer from one to the other:
        "the bus connects with trains from Union Station"
      • associate or relate in some respect:
        "employees are rewarded with bonuses connected to their firm's performance" · "a variety of physical complaints connected with stress"
      • think of as being linked or related:
        "I didn't connect the two incidents at the time"
      • (of a thing) provide or have a link or relationship with (someone or something):
        "there was no evidence to connect Jeff with the theft"
      • form a relationship or feel an affinity:
        "I taught in a reading program and I connected with kids individually"
      • informal
        (of a blow) hit the intended target:
        "the blow connected and he felt a burst of pain"
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘be united physically’; rare before the 18th century): from Latin connectere, from con- ‘together’ + nectere ‘bind’.
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    verb
    1. bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established:
      attach
      join
      fasten
      fix
      affix
      couple
      link
      bridge
      secure
      tie
      tie up
      bind
      fetter
      strap
      rope
      tether
      truss
      lash
      hitch
      moor
      anchor
      yoke
      chain
      stick
      tape
      adhere
      glue
      bond
      cement
      fuse
      weld
      solder
      pin
      peg
      screw
      bolt
      rivet
      batten
      pinion
      clamp
      clip
      hook (up)
      add
      append
      annex
      subjoin
      concatenate
      make fast
      Opposite:
      disconnect
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