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

Examples of catenate in a Sentence

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