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   Connect (kŏn‑nĕktˈ), 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.
   
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   He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all. Pope.
   
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   A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism. Locke.
   
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   2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.
   
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   3. To establish a communication link; -- used with with; as, “his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by email”.
   
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   4. To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to another device, or to link a device to a common communication line; -- used with with; as, “the installer connected our telephones on Monday; I connected my VCR to the TV set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off valve to my gas line”.
   
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   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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   Connect (?), 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”.
   
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