Catenate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Catenate \Cat"e*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Catenated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Catenating}.] [L. catenatus, p. p. of catenare, fr.
     catena chain. See {Chain}.]
     To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain. --E.
     Darwin.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  catenate
       v : arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores [syn:
           {catenulate}]