verb
Meaning 1
To connect things together, especially to form a chain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
catenate
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈkæt.ən.eɪt/
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UK: /kæt.ə.neɪt/
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verb
Meaning 2
arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: catenulate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arrange, set up
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin catēnātus (“chained”), from catēnāre, from catēna (“chain”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: zřetězit — connect
- Dutch: aaneenrijgen — connect
- Dutch: rijgen — connect
- French: caténer — connect
- Polish: łączyć w łańcuch — connect
- Polish: połączyć w łańcuch — connect
- Turkish: zincirlemek — connect
- Turkish: bağlamak — connect