concatenate

American  

[kon-kat-n-eyt] / kɒnˈkæt nˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

concatenated, concatenating

1. to link together; unite in a series or chain.

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adjective

1. linked together, as in a chain.

concatenate British  

/ kɒnˈkætɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to link or join together, esp in a chain or series

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adjective

1. linked or joined together

Other Word Forms

• concatenator noun
• unconcatenated adjective
• unconcatenating adjective

Etymology

Origin of concatenate

1425–75; late Middle English (past participle) < Late Latin concatēnātus (past participle of concatēnāre ), equivalent to con- con- + Latin catēn ( a ) chain + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

In any collection worth our admiration, the end and shape of one story should cast its shadow over the next, and so on, until they all concatenate and form a greater shape by book's end.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2015

Dark Horse Green Word that typewriters, revolver shots and police sirens would concatenate in Carnegie Hall, last week drew a crowd unaccustomed to entering Manhattan's most formal music house.

From Time Magazine Archive

To be sure that brain of his is awry, and has gaps in it, but one can discern here and there thoughts consecutive and concatenate.

From Napoleon the Little by Hugo, Victor

The cause of truth is not served by unwarranted assertions; and the facts are often so difficult to concatenate that dogmatism becomes an impertinence.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar

It is far more often used to blast a file to standard output than to concatenate two files.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.