to interconnect

Examples

• All

• The lush lawn was dotted with interconnecting pools, water burbling from one to the other.

  Fiction book (1995)

• When it's dry, those fibers interconnect, forming a solid.

  Prophecy (1979)

• It's even possible that the lakes interconnect.

  Mountains of the Moon (1990)

• Her efforts to improve scientific literacy reach diverse audiences through projects that interconnect the general public, educators, and scientists.

  Academic text (2007)

• A group of nerve fibers interconnecting the right hemisphere and left hemisphere is the corpus callosum.

  Academic text (2000)

• The cities are designed to interconnect through a series of efficient public transport routes.

• The network is built to interconnect various systems so they can share data effortlessly.

Synonyms

L

to link

vsto interconnect

442 1.1

To join two things together physically

is about making parts work together rather than just joining them

C

to connect

vsto interconnect

278 1.1

Join two things so they form one piece

focuses on making individual parts linked to function jointly

I

to interface

vsto interconnect

• Specialized

30 4.2

To connect two systems or devices so they can work together

is the plain act of making parts linked for joint function

I

to interlock

vsto interconnect

15 4.1

To join parts so they fit tightly and move together

is about linking for joint function without implying rigid locking

I

to interrelate

vsto interconnect

10 5.7

To show how ideas or things are connected

focuses on making parts physically or functionally linked to cooperate

L

to link up

vsto interconnect

• Informal

9 3.0

To join people, places, or things so they become connected

is about linking parts so they operate together rather than just units

I

to interlink

vsto interconnect

4 4.5

Connect things so they depend on each other

is broader, meaning simple linking so elements can work together

L

to link-up

vsto interconnect

• Specialized

1 3.7

To connect devices or systems so they can work together

is the general action of making parts work together beyond communication

C

to connect up

vsto interconnect

1 3.3

To join machines so they can share power or information using wires

covers linking more generally, not only physical cable connections

I

to interwork

vsto interconnect

6.7

To connect systems or groups so they act as one

is the act of connecting items so they function together

I

to intercommunicate

vsto interconnect

7.2

To be directly connected so people can move between them

is about linking things so they work together, not just exchange

I

to intercorrelate

vsto interconnect

• Specialized

8.5

To be connected and affect each other

is primarily about joining parts so they act together, not mutual influence

I

to intermesh

vsto interconnect

7.0

To fit together like gears so parts touch and work together

is a more general linking that does not imply overlapping fit

C

to complect

vsto interconnect

• UK

9.9

To join parts together by weaving or tangling

means simpler linking to allow parts to work together without entanglement

Antonyms

D

to disconnect

161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

How Connected

to unify

65 3.7

to integrate

179 4.1

to interconnect

5 4.7

to connect

278 1.1

to link

442 1.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology