Con*nect" (?), v. i. To join, unite, or cohere; to
have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connects with another.
Con*nect" (k&obreve;n*n&ebreve;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.
He fills, he bounds,
connects and equals all.
Pope.
A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it
connects before he can use it in a syllogism.
Locke.
2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.
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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