catenate
verb
cat·e·nate ˈka-tə-ˌnāt 
catenated; catenating
transitive verb
: to connect in a series : link
catenation
ˌka-tə-ˈnā-shən
noun 
Synonyms
- chain
- compound
- concatenate
- conjugate
- connect
- couple
- hitch
- hook
- interconnect
- interlink
- join
- link
- yoke
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
a Broadway musical that catenates a series of pop hits by means of a flimsy libretto
Word History
Etymology
Latin catenatus, past participle of catenare, from catena
First Known Use
circa 1623, in the meaning defined above
catenate
verb
as in to string
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole a Broadway musical that catenates a series of pop hits by means of a flimsy libretto Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- string
- connect
- integrate
- chain
- compound
- interconnect
- couple
- conjugate
- concatenate
- combine
- link
- yoke
- hook
- wire
- interlink
- join
- weld
- hitch
- cement
- interlock
- cord
- intermesh
- dovetail
- fuse
- articulate
- coalesce
- unite
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- separate
- split
- disconnect
- divide
- disunite
- disengage
- detach
- disjoin
- cleave
- uncouple
- unhitch
- dissever
- unlink
- disjoint
- rupture
- part
- sever
- unyoke
- unchain
- sunder