interconnect

[ in-ter-kuh-nekt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to connect with one another.

verb (used without object)

1. to be or become connected or interrelated.

adjective

1. Telecommunications.
   1. pertaining to customer-owned equipment that is connected to or has access to the public telephone network.
   2. pertaining to companies that supply equipment to customers:

      a leading interconnect company.

interconnect

/ ˌɪntəkəˈnɛkt /

verb

1. to relate well

   people I really interconnect with

2. to be meaningfully or complexly related or joined

   these three strands of thought interconnect

noun

1. 1. a device that connects things
   2. ( as modifier )

      interconnect cable

Derived Forms

• ˌinterconˈnection, noun

Other Words From

• in·ter·con·nec·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of interconnect¹

First recorded in 1860–65; inter- + connect

Example Sentences

"This collective spirit is critical as we work to develop and implement effective policies to confront the complex and interconnected crises facing our planet’s ecosystems," she said.

From BBC

Start the conversation early and engage to help your kids claim their capes as the cyber-savvy citizens our interconnected world needs.

From Salon

I guess we didn't have that connection to politics, and a lot of these other areas, especially up in the Northeast, and everyone's interconnected.

From Salon

When I was thinking about this image, I was thinking about Palestine and just the interconnected web of imperialism to oppression and genocide.

From Los Angeles Times

Throughout this discursively soulful book runs a series of interconnected questions: Why did I make it when so many others didn’t?

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• affect
• apply
• ascribe
• assign
• associate
• compare
• concern
• connect
• link
• pertain
• refer