Căt'e-nāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. CATENATED; p. pr. & vb. n. CATENATING.] [Lat. catenare, from catena, chain; O. H. Ger. kētina, chētinna, M. H. Ger. kētene, N. H. Ger. ketten, kette, is taken from Lat. catena. See CHAIN.] To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain. [Obs.] Darwin.