connect

[ kuh-nekt ]

/ kəˈnɛkt /

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verb (used with object)

to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.

to establish communication between; put in communication: Operator, will you please connect me with Mr. Jones?

to have as an accompanying or associated feature: pleasures connected with music.

to cause to be associated, as in a personal or business relationship: to connect oneself with a group of like-minded persons; Our bank is connected with major foreign banks.

to associate mentally or emotionally: She connects all telegrams with bad news.

to link to an electrical or communications system; hook up: to connect a telephone.

verb (used without object)

to become connected; join or unite: These two parts connect at the sides.

(of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often followed by with): This bus connects with a northbound bus.

Informal. to have or establish successful communication; make contact: I connected with two new clients today.

Informal. to relate to or be in harmony with another person, one's work, etc.: We knew each other well but never connected.

Slang. (of an addict or drug dealer) to make direct contact for the illegal sale or purchase of narcotics.

Sports. to hit successfully or solidly: The batter connected for a home run. The boxer connected with a right.

adjective

of or relating to a connection or connections: connect charges for a new cable television channel.

Origin of connect

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin connectere, equivalent to con- con- + nectere to tie; see nexus

SYNONYMS FOR connect

1 See join.

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ANTONYMS FOR connect

1 divide.

4 dissociate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM connect

con·nect·i·ble, con·nect·a·ble, adjective con·nect·i·bil·i·ty, con·nect·a·bil·i·ty, noun mis·con·nect, verb re·con·nect, verb (used with object)

sub·con·nect, verb

Words nearby connect

connacht, connate, connatural, connaught, conneaut, connect, connect time, connected, connecter, connecticut, connecticut chest

Example sentences from the Web for reconnect

Many of the aforementioned guys who did her dirty in high school have tried to reconnect of late.

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I needed to go to a place where I could reconnect with my own humanity, and that of strangers.

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What better way to reconnect with his fan base than to play the heartthrob he was once best known as?

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People returning home from prison struggle to reconnect with their families, find work and adhere to burdensome parole conditions.

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However, King made clear that he wasn't just going to South Carolina "to reconnect" but also to "start new friendships."

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It is best to reconnect them some time before they burn off rather than be obliged to do this during a show.

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All he had to do was unclip it and reconnect it to the drone-control input.

The Scarlet Lake Mystery |Harold Leland Goodwin
Cap'n Mike said it would be easy for anyone to disconnect Smugglers' Light and then reconnect it.

Smugglers' Reef |John Blaine
Then reconnect them, one at a time, to find out what each circuit serves.

Electricity for the 4-H Scientist |Eric B. Wilson
Pull slack out of cord in lamp so that socket rests in socket cap, replace shell and reconnect cap.

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British Dictionary definitions for reconnect (1 of 2)

reconnect

/ (ˌriːkəˈnɛkt) /

verb

to link or be linked together again

Derived forms of reconnect

reconnection, noun

British Dictionary definitions for reconnect (2 of 2)

connect

/ (kəˈnɛkt) /

verb

to link or be linked together; join; fasten

(tr) to relate or associate I connect him with my childhood

(tr) to establish telephone communications with or between

(intr) to be meaningful or meaningfully related

(intr) (of two public vehicles, such as trains or buses) to have the arrival of one timed to occur just before the departure of the other, for the convenient transfer of passengers

(intr) informal to hit, punch, kick, etc, solidly

(intr) US and Canadian informal to be successful

(intr) slang to find a source of drugs, esp illegal drugs

Derived forms of connect

connectible or connectable, adjective connector or connecter, noun

Word Origin for connect

C17: from Latin connectere to bind together, from nectere to bind, tie

Medical definitions for reconnect

connect

[ kə-nĕkt′ ]

v.

To join or fasten together.

To become joined or united.

Other words from connect

con•nec′tor n.

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