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
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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
catenation
noun
as in sequence
a series of things linked together a catenation of missteps and miscalculations that ultimately grew into a colossal blunder Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sequence
- chain
- string
- train
- concatenation
- catena
- progression
- consecution
- nexus
- continuum
- flow
- chain reaction
- cycle
- belt
- spectrum
- succession
- scale
- gauntlet
- file
- vicious circle
- circle
- stream
- river
- vicious cycle
- gamut
- row
- queue
- range
- line
- gantlet