English Explanatory Dictionary

catenate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To connect things together, especially to form a chain.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæt.ən.eɪt/ /kæt.ə.neɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-catenate.wav

Word forms

catenate catenates catenating catenated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin catēnātus (“chained”), from catēnāre, from catēna (“chain”).

Related words

cat catenary catenative catenator concatenate concatenative decatenate intercatenated noncatenated
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