reconnect
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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.
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 followed 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.
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Reconnect
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
adjective
13.
of or pertaining to a connection or connections: connect charges for a new cable television channel.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin connectere, equivalent to con- con- + nectere to tie; see nexus
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin connectere, equivalent 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
mis·con·nect, verb
re·con·nect, verb (used with object)
sub·con·nect, verb
Antonyms
1. divide. 4. dissociate.
1. divide. 4. dissociate.
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connect (kəˈnɛkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to link or be linked together; join; fasten |
| 2. | (tr) to relate or associate: I connect him with my childhood |
| 3. | (tr) to establish telephone communications with or between |
| 4. | (intr) to be meaningful or meaningfully related |
| 5. | (intr) (of two public vehicles, such as trains or buses) to have the arrival of one timed to occur just before the departure of the other, for the convenient transfer of passengers |
| 6. | informal (intr) to hit, punch, kick, etc, solidly |
| 7. | informal (US), (Canadian) (intr) to be successful |
| 8. | slang (intr) to find a source of drugs, esp illegal drugs |
| [C17: from Latin connectere to bind together, from nectere to bind, tie] | |
| con'nectible | |
| —adj | |
| con'nectable | |
| —adj | |
| con'nector | |
| —n | |
| con'necter | |
| —n | |
| reconnect (ˌriːkəˈnɛkt) | |
| —vb | |
| to link or be linked together again | |
| recon'nection | |
| —n | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | reconnect |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to connect again |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
connect
1670s, from L. connectere (see connection). Earlier was connex (1540s), from Fr. connexer, from L. *connexare, freq. of conectere (pp. stem connex-). A similar change took place in Fr., where connexer was superseded by connecter. Meaning "to establish a relationship"
(with) is from 1881. Slang meaning "get in touch with" is attested by 1926, from telephone connections. Meaning "awaken meaningful emotions, establish rapport" is from 1942. Of a hit or blow, "to reach the target," from c.1920. Related: Connecting (1680s); connectedness (1690s).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
connect con·nect (kə-někt')
v. con·nect·ed, con·nect·ing, con·nect·s
To join or fasten together.
To become joined or united.
con·nec'tor n.
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Slang Dictionary
connect (with (so)) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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connect (with (sth)) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
They'll also disconnect, then reconnect, the electrical and ammonia lines running between the pump and the station.
Reconnect with family and friends while discovering and exploring our natural resources.
At home anywhere, they are a great way to reconnect with old friends and meet some new ones.
If you do not have enough healthy large intestine to reconnect, you may have a colostomy.
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