Connect /(kŏn*nĕkt")/

Con·nect

Connect

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Connected; p. pr. & vb. n. Connecting

  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.
    He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all.
    A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism.
  2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.
  3. To establish a communication link; -- used with with; as, his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by email.
  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.

Phrases & Compounds
Connecting rod
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.

Connect

v. i.
  1. To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connects with another.