connect

• POS: Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: con=nect

CIDE DICTIONARY

connect, v. t. [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex.].

•  To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between.  [1913 Webster]

  "He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all."  [1913 Webster]

  "A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism."  [1913 Webster]
•  To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.  [1913 Webster]
•  To establish a communication link; -- used with with; as, his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by email.  [PJC]
•  To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to another device, or to link a device to a common communication line; -- used with with; as, the installer connected our telephones on Monday; I connected my VCR to the TV set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off valve to my gas line.  [PJC]

Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.

connect, v. i. 

 To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connects with another.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

connect, v.
1 a tr. (often foll. by to, with) join (one thing with another) (connected the hose to the tap). b tr. join (two things) (a track connected the two villages). c intr. be joined or joinable (the two parts do not connect).
2 tr. (often foll. by with) associate mentally or practically (did not connect the two ideas; never connected her with the theatre).
3 intr. (foll. by with) (of a train etc.) be synchronized at its destination with another train etc., so that passengers can transfer (the train connects with the boat).
4 tr. put into communication by telephone.
5 a tr. (usu. in passive; foll. by with) unite or associate with others in relationships etc. (am connected with the royal family). b intr. form a logical sequence; be meaningful.
6 intr. colloq. hit or strike effectively.

Idiom

connecting-rod the rod between the piston and the crankpin etc. in an internal-combustion engine or between the wheels of a locomotive.

Derivative

connectable adj. connector n.

Etymology

L connectere connex- (as com-, nectere bind)

THESAURUS

connect

abut, abut on, account for, accouple, accredit with, accrete to, accumulate, acknowledge, add, adhere, adjoin, affect, affiliate, affix, agglutinate, ally, amalgamate, amass, anchor, answer to, appertain to, apply, apply to, articulate, ascribe to, assemble, assign to, assimilate, associate, attach, attach to, attribute to, band, be blooded, be consistent, be contiguous, be continuous, be in contact, be successful, bear on, bear upon, belong to, bind, blame, blame for, blame on, blend, bolt, bond, border, border on, bracket, braze, bridge, bridge over, bring home to, buckle, butt, catch on, catenate, cement, chain, charge on, charge to, clap together, click, clinch, coalesce, cohere, collect, combine, come off, come together, communicate, compound, comprise, concatenate, concern, confess, conglobulate, conjoin, conjugate, connect up, connect with, consolidate, continuate, continue, converge, copulate, correlate, correspond to, couple, cover, credit with, deal with, draw a parallel, embody, embrace, encompass, equate, farewell, fasten, fasten upon, father upon, fit, fix, fix on, fix upon, flux, follow, form a series, fuse, gather, glue, go, go great guns, go off, go over, go over big, go to town, graduate, grow together, hang on, hang together, have connection with, hold together, hook, identify, impute to, include, incorporate, integrate, interblend, intercommunicate, interest, interfuse, interrelate, involve, join, knit, knot, lash, lay to, lay together, league, liaise with, lie by, link, link up, link with, lock, lump together, maintain continuity, make a hit, make one, marry, marshal, mass, meet, meet with success, meld, melt into one, merge, mix, mobilize, moor, nail, neighbor, pair, parallel, parallelize, pass, pertain to, piece together, pin, pin on, pinpoint, place upon, point to, prevail, prosper, put together, qualify, reembody, refer to, regard, relate, relate to, relativize, respect, rivet, roll into one, run on, saddle on, saddle with, screw, seal, secure, set down to, settle upon, sew, shade into, solder, solidify, span, splice, stand by, staple, stick, stick together, stitch, strap, string, string together, succeed, syncretize, syndicate, synthesize, tack, take, take in, tape, thread, tie, tie in, tie in with, touch, touch upon, treat of, unify, unite, verge upon, wed, weld, work well, work wonders, yoke

ROGET THESAURUS

connect

Relation

VB be related, have a relation, relate to, refer to, bear upon, regard, concern, touch, affect, have to do with, pertain to, belong to, appertain to, answer to, interest, bring into relation with, bring to bear upon, connect, associate, draw a parallel, link.

Junction

VB join, unite, conjoin, connect, associate, put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, piece together, tack together, fix together, bind up together together, embody, reembody, roll into one, attach, fix, affix, saddle on, fasten, bind, secure, clinch, twist, make fast, tie, pinion, string, strap, sew, lace, tat, stitch, tack, knit, button, buckle, hitch, lash, truss, bandage, braid, splice, swathe, gird, tether, moor, picket, harness, chain, fetter, lock, latch, belay, brace, hook, grapple, leash, couple, accouple, link, yoke, bracket, marry, bridge over, span, braze, pin, nail, bolt, hasp, clasp, clamp, crimp, screw, rivet, impact, solder, set, weld together, fuse together, wedge, rabbet, mortise, miter, jam, dovetail, enchase, graft, ingraft, inosculate, entwine, intwine, interlink, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, entangle, twine round, belay, tighten, trice up, screw up, be joined, hang together, hold together, cohere.

Connection

VB bridge over, span, connect, hang.