Meanings
verbcatenate (third-person singular simple present catenates, present participle catenating, simple past and past participle catenated)
present singular third person catenates · participle present catenating · participle past catenated · past catenated
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latincatēnātus“chained”
- Englishcatenate
Borrowed from Latin catēnātus (“chained”), from catēnāre, from catēna (“chain”).
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Czech zřetězit
- zřetězitconnect
Dutch aaneenrijgen, rijgen
- aaneenrijgenconnect
- rijgenconnect
French caténer
- caténerconnect
Polish łączyć w łańcuch, połączyć w łańcuch
- łączyć w łańcuchconnect
- połączyć w łańcuchconnect
Turkish zincirlemek, bağlamak
- zincirlemekconnect
- bağlamakconnect
Cite this entry
APA
catenate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenate
MLA
“catenate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catenate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenate.
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