Definition
To link together in a chain or series, like connecting links in a chain.
Etymology
From Latin 'catena' meaning chain, plus the suffix '-ate' to form a verb. The word evolved in English to describe the action of joining things sequentially.
Kelly Says
This word is used in computer science and chemistry to describe linking things together—when you 'concatenate' strings in programming, you're literally doing what this word means, chaining digital information end-to-end.
Translations
CACatalà
catenària
ka-te-na-ri-a
DEDeutsch
verketten
fer-ket-en
ELΕλληνικά
αγκίστρι
ang-i-stri
ESEspañol
catenar
kah-teh-nar
FRFrançais
caténer
ka-te-ner
HEעברית
שרשרת
sher-sher-t
HIहिन्दी
शृंखला
shrin-khla
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghubungkan
men-ghub-ungkan
ITItaliano
catenare
kah-teh-na-reh
KO한국어
연쇄를 만들다
yeon-sae-reul man-dal-da
MSBahasa Melayu
rantai
ran-tai
NLNederlands
verbinden
ver-bin-den
PTPortuguês
catenar
kah-teh-nar
RUРусский
соединять
so-ed-in-yat
TRTürkçe
zincirlemek
zin-cir-leh-mek
UKУкраїнська
ланцюг
lan-tsiu-h
VITiếng Việt
liên kết
lien-ket
ZUZU
isigqoko
ee-sig-qo-ko