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 Con·nect v. t. [imp. & p. p. Connected; p. pr. & vb. n. Connecting.]
 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.

 connected
      adj 1: being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all
             art schools whether independent or attached to
             universities" [syn: affiliated, attached]
      2: joined or linked together [ant: unconnected]
      3: related to or accompanying; "Christmas and associated
         festivities" [syn: associated]
      4: wired together to an alarm system; "all the window alarms
         are connected"
      5: plugged in; "first check to see whether the appliance is
         connected"
      6: stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a
         central computer [syn: machine-accessible]