Antonyms for connect
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuh-nekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈnɛkt |
Definition of connect
Origin :- mid-15c., from Latin conectere "join together" (see connection). Displaced 16c. by connex (1540s), from Middle French connexer, from Latin *connexare, a supposed frequentative of conectere (past participle stem connex-). Connect was re-established 1670s.
- A similar change took place in French, where connexer was superseded by connecter. Meaning "to establish a relationship" (with) is from 1881. Slang meaning "get in touch with" is attested by 1926, from telephone connections. Meaning "awaken meaningful emotions, establish rapport" is from 1942. Of a hit or blow, "to reach the target," from c.1920. Related: Connected; connecting; connectedness.
- verb combine, link
- All pursuits that serve to connect the soul with the world whence it came are rejected.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I 'phoned the Star photographer to meet me here, but he's failed to connect.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Can you connect a heavy wind with the date of the lost plan?
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- But she could not connect any root-sincerity with his feeling.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- I wonder whether it will occur to you to connect the two last sentences.
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
- A bridge had been built to connect Bennecourt with Bonnieres: a bridge, good heavens!
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- These, too, we see in a new manner when we connect them with the idea of good.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- And to think that these children are being taught to connect it with religion!
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- How do you ever suppose they came to connect me with the matter?
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
- They, too, connect it distinctly with religion, and recognise its tremendous influence.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
Synonyms for connect
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