interconnect

verb

in·​ter·​con·​nect ˌin-tər-kə-ˈnekt How to pronounce interconnect (audio)
interconnected; interconnecting; interconnects

transitive verb

: to connect with one another

intransitive verb

: to be or become mutually connected
interconnection noun
interconnectivity noun

Examples of interconnect in a Sentence

The systems are interconnected with a series of wires. The lessons are designed to show students how the two subjects interconnect. a series of interconnecting stories
Recent Examples on the Web This is the third epidemiological transition: the rise of new, virulent and drug-resistant infections occurring in a rapidly aging and highly interconnected world. Ron Barrett, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2024 And because airport operations are so tightly interconnected, one significant improvement in one part of the system causes a positive ripple effect, creating many downstream micro-improvements throughout. Brian Tossan, Fortune, 9 May 2024 The increase in white matter suggests that brain cells are more interconnected, DeCarli said. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024 The economic, physical and mental challenges are all interconnected. Eliza Milio, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024 Up to 2007 the global financial system had become interconnected, which is why contagion spread across the international financial system. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024 Not all of those events are interconnected, though, since the clip is a 90-second distillation of the season, which premieres April 3 on FX. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024 We’re all interconnected here and over there through love. Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024 However, our current circumstances require daily communication as our jobs are now interconnected. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of interconnect was in 1865

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“Interconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interconnect. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

interconnect

verb
in·​ter·​con·​nect ˌint-ər-kə-ˈnekt How to pronounce interconnect (audio)
: to connect with one another
interconnected adjective
interconnection noun

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