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con⋅nect

  [kuh-nekt]
Use connecting in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.
2. to establish communication between; put in communication: Operator, will you please connect me with Mr. Jones?
3. to have as an accompanying or associated feature: pleasures connected with music.
4. to cause to be associated, as in a personal or business relationship: to connect oneself with a group of like-minded persons; Our bank is connected with major foreign banks.
5. to associate mentally or emotionally: She connects all telegrams with bad news.
6. to link to an electrical or communications system; hook up: to connect a telephone.
–verb (used without object)
7. to become connected; join or unite: These two parts connect at the sides.
8. (of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often fol. by with): This bus connects with a northbound bus.
9. Informal. to have or establish successful communication; make contact: I connected with two new clients today.
10. Informal. to relate to or be in harmony with another person, one's work, etc.: We knew each other well but never connected.
11. Slang. (of an addict or drug dealer) to make direct contact for the illegal sale or purchase of narcotics.
12. Sports. to hit successfully or solidly: The batter connected for a home run. The boxer connected with a right.
–adjective
13. of or pertaining to a connection or connections: connect charges for a new cable television channel.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L connectere, equiv. to con- con- + nectere to tie; see nexus

Related forms:
con⋅nect⋅i⋅ble, con⋅nect⋅a⋅ble, adjective
con⋅nect⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, con⋅nect⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
1. See join.

Antonyms:
1. divide. 4. dissociate.
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con·nect   (kə-někt')   
v.   con·nect·ed, con·nect·ing, con·nects

v.   tr.

  1. To join or fasten together.

  2. To associate or consider as related: no reason to connect the two events. See Synonyms at join.

  3. To join to or by means of a communications circuit: Please connect me to the number in San Diego. Her computer is connected to the Internet.

  4. To plug in (an electrical cord or device) to an outlet.

v.   intr.

  1. To become joined or united: two streams connecting to form a river.

  2. To be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as between airplanes or buses.

  3. To establish a rapport or relationship; relate: The candidate failed to connect with the voters.

  4. Sports To hit or play a ball successfully: The batter connected for a home run.


[Middle English connecten, from Latin cōnectere, connectere : cō-, com-, com- + nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]
con·nect'i·ble, con·nect'a·ble adj., con·nec'tor, con·nect'er n.
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Slang Dictionary
connect (with (sth))

  1. in.
    [for a batter] to hit a ball. : He swung but didn't connect with the ball.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

connect con·nect (kə-někt')
v. con·nect·ed, con·nect·ing, con·nect·s

  1. To join or fasten together.

  2. To become joined or united.

con·nec'tor n.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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