CATENATE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

catenate

verb

ˈka-tə-ˌnāt

Definition of catenate

as in to connect

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

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Madsen connected with Jones for a 6-yard pass on the very first play of the game and didn’t slow down.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
Part of that strategy is to connect with younger consumers, hence a recent partnership with 21-year-old livestreamer iShowSpeed along with innovating with menu items, branding, and store layout.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of connect

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By integrating the launcher into a standard shipping container, the solution can be transported more easily, moved between locations, and incorporated into existing logistics and transportation networks.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
However, many climate functions remain integrated into the touchscreen interface.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of integrate

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By stringing multiple kill dates of moss samples taken from different spots, scientists reconstructed a map of an advancing ice margin.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
At 12, Sophie was the youngest contestant in the North Carolina State Fair’s annual tobacco stringing contest, which pays homage to a way of life that was already largely past when her parents were kids.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of string

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This discovery establishes a new way to couple mechanical motion and electricity at the smallest scales, opening new possibilities for molecular electronics.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Via Plinio, 32 Luca Marcellin’s 26-seat cocktail bar couples the conviviality of a neighborhood place with the intrigue of a speakeasy.

— Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of couple

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La Bola Negra follows three gay men whose lives interconnect across three different eras.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
And the thread that interconnects them is the term neoliberalism, which was a political economic movement that has roots in the ’30s and in the 1940s.

— John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of interconnect

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