catenates

verb

present tense third-person singular of catenate
as in connects
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catenates
  1. connects
  2. couples
  3. integrates
  4. strings
  5. interconnects
  6. links
  7. chains
Verb
  • Dieffenbach connects with an all-alone-again Mizell with another soaring downfield pass that became another 75-yard touchdown reception.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • New drone video shows progress on emergency repairs to stabilize the slope at the Moro Beach section of Crystal Cove, just below Pacific Coast Highway, where the roadway connects Newport and Laguna Beach.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of connects
Verb
  • 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
  • Eliminating the burn zone WJGL technology is a precision manufacturing method that couples a high-power laser inside a microscopic, 50-micrometer stream of high-pressure water surrounded by protective shielding gas.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of couples
Verb
  • The practical benefits will depend on how the Navy integrates the system into its logistics and operational procedures.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed an ultrathin, flexible electronic mesh that integrates with living human heart cells and converts their mechanical movements into electricity.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of integrates
Verb
  • Antinous attempts to shrug off the token’s return, but seemingly recognizes it, and realizes in full that Odysseus has returned for revenge when the man strings his bow.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.
    — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
Definition of strings
Verb
  • 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
  • Real estate interconnects the problem of business debt with the crisis in local government financing.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Definition of interconnects
Verb
  • Users can connect accounts through Plaid, a financial technology service that links applications with banks.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Adam Driver, for one, has danger in him, according to Gray, who cast the Oscar nominee as a former police officer who links up with the red mafia in the 1980s.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of links
Verb
  • Other specialty markets, including the Asian grocery chains 99 Ranch Market and T&T Supermarket, are also expanding in Southern California.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Restaurant chains Chipotle and QDOBA pulled jalapeños last week.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of chains
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“Catenates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catenates. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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