catenate
verb
cat·e·nate ˈka-tə-ˌnāt 
catenated; catenating
transitive verb
: to connect in a series : link
catenation
ˌka-tə-ˈnā-shən
noun 
Synonyms
- chain
- compound
- concatenate
- conjugate
- connect
- couple
- hitch
- hook
- interconnect
- interlink
- join
- link
- yoke
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Example Sentences
a Broadway musical that catenates a series of pop hits by means of a flimsy libretto
Word History
Etymology
Latin catenatus, past participle of catenare, from catena
First Known Use
circa 1623, in the meaning defined above
catenations
noun
as in sequences
a series of things linked together a catenation of missteps and miscalculations that ultimately grew into a colossal blunder Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sequences
- trains
- chains
- catenas
- strings
- catenae
- consecutions
- concatenations
- progressions
- nexus
- chain reactions
- nexuses
- vicious circles
- vicious cycles
- cycles
- flows
- belts
- gauntlets
- spectra
- gantlets
- circles
- streams
- files
- scales
- rivers
- successions
- continua
- queues
- gamuts
- rows
- ranges
- continuums
- spectrums
- lines