Con*nect" (?), v. i. To join,
unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of
railroad connects with another; one argument
connects with another.
Con*nect" (kŏn*nĕkt"), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Connected;
p. pr. & vb. n. Connecting>.] [L.
connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to
bind. See Annex.] 1. To join, or
fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to
combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or
relation between.
He fills, he bounds, connects and equals
all.
Pope.
A man must see the connection of each intermediate
idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a
syllogism.
Locke.
2. To associate (a person or thing, or
one's self) with another person, thing, business, or
affair.
Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or
bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a
rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod,
or piston, as in a steam engine.