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concatenate
CIDE DICTIONARY
concatenate, v. t. [L. concatenatus, p. p. of concatenare to concatenate. See Catenate.].
To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things depending on one another. [1913 Webster]
"This all things friendly will concatenate." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
concatenate, v. & adj.
--v.tr. link together (a chain of events, things, etc.).
--adj. joined; linked.
--v.tr. link together (a chain of events, things, etc.).
--adj. joined; linked.
Derivative
concatenation n.
Etymology
LL concatenare (as com-, catenare f. catena chain)
THESAURUS
concatenate
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