connect

/kə-ˈnekt/

Middle English, from Latin conectere, connectere, from com- + nectere to bind

verb

  1. to become joined

  2. to meet for the transference of passengers

  3. to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination

The two rooms connect by a hallway.

join combine unite connect link associate relate mean to bring or come together into some manner of union. join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness. combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit.

adjective

  1. done or proceeding in a series of simple and usually predictable steps

a movie with a connect-the-dots plot

phrasal verb

  1. to join or link (a device, piece of equipment, etc.) to something

I'm having trouble connecting the speakers up to the TV.