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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 |
| derivations: |
connectable (adj.), connected (adj.), connectible (adj.), connecter (n.), connector (n.) |
The word connect
contains the following part:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, conclude, conclusion, conduct, confer, conference, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, conform, confuse, confusion, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjunction, connect, consonant, conspiracy, constant, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, convince, convict, conviction, inconceivable, inconspicuous, consequence
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