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Connect \Con*nect"\ (k[o^]n*n[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Connected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Connecting}.] [L. connectere,
-nexum; con- nectere to bind. See {Annex}.]
1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening;
to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to
establish a bond or relation between.
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He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all.
--Pope.
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A man must see the connection of each intermediate
idea with those that it connects before he can use
it in a syllogism. --Locke.
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2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with
another person, thing, business, or affair.
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3. To establish a communication link; -- used with with; as,
his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by
email.
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4. To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to
another device, or to link a device to a common
communication line; -- used with with; as, the installer
connected our telephones on Monday; I connected my VCR to
the TV set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off
valve to my gas line.
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{Connecting rod} (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and
connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod
connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston
rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.
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connecting \connecting\ adj.
1. having a connection; as, connecting rooms.
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2. forming a connection; as, a connecting corridor.
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3. (Grammar) syntactically connecting sentences or elements
of a sentence.

Syn: copulative.
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connecting \connecting\ n.
the act of bringing two things into contact.

Syn: joining, connection, connexion.
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connecting \connecting\ a.
forming a connection; as, a connecting flight.

Syn: joining.
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