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Added 9 October 2026

connect

/kəˈnɛkt/ verb

In Latin: nectō, cōpulō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about connect at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.
Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
Make a logical or causal connection.
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
Be or become joined or united or linked.
The two streets connect to become a highway

Origin

From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) + nectere (“bind”), which is cognate with English knot and English knit.

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