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- pronunciation:
- k
nekt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
connects, connecting, connected |
| definition 1: |
to join together; link.
I connected the plug to an extension cord.
- synonyms:
- join, link
- antonyms:
- disconnect, separate
- similar words:
- annex, associate, attach, bond, couple, dock, fasten, hitch, lock, plug in, splice, tie, unite
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| definition 2: |
to think of as related; associate.
He connects elephants with the circus.- synonyms:
- associate, relate
- similar words:
- ally, identify, link
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| definition 3: |
to become joined or linked.
The trains connected at the freight yard.- synonyms:
- join, link
- antonyms:
- separate
- similar words:
- couple, knit, relate, unite
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| related words: |
add, affiliate, affix, apply, assemble, attach, attribute, buckle, close, combine, consolidate, cross, fix, ground, join, knit, meet, mesh, pair, stick, stretch |
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| derivations: |
connectable (adj.), connected (adj.), connectible (adj.), connecter (n.), connector (n.) |
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