kəˈnekt verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin connectere, conectere, from com-, co- + nectere to bind — more at annex
transitive verb
1. : to join, fasten, or link together usually by means of something intervening
a bus line connects the two towns
connect a garden hose to the faucet
the ties that connected new Europe to old — Stringfellow Barr
2. : to place or establish in any of various intangible relationships (as association in thought or logic, the relationship of follower, official, or employee, or a relationship of things similar in purpose, motivation, configuration, or substance)
connect his success with hard work and study
connect himself with a radical school of painters
she could not connect her mother's meanness with the magnitude of what had happened — Louis Auchincloss
the emphasis on the subjective expression of the art of the mentally ill which connects it with certain tendencies of modern art — H.S.Langfeld
the marriage of the children connected the two families
intransitive verb
1.
a. : join , unite
one room connects with the other by means of a hallway
also : adjoin
b. : to have a relationship
his character seems at first not to connect with his painting — A.M.Daintrey
2.
a. of a means of transportation : to meet for the transference of passengers
the New York and Boston trains connect at Albany
b. of a passenger : to transfer especially from one train or bus to another that covers a different part of one's route — used with with
to connect with the Chicago train in St. Louis
3. : to hit solidly or successfully
connect for a double
connect with a knockout punch
especially : to hit a home run
Synonyms: see join