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to interconnect

to interconnect

5 4.7
Join things so they can work together
  • verb
  • /ˌɪntərkəˈnɛkt/
translation icon : interconectar
  • Modern technology allows devices to interconnect, creating a seamless user experience.
  • interconnecting vias

They can always be interconnected by means of a weight process.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • It's even possible that the lakes interconnect.

  • 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

to link
vsto interconnect
442 1.1

To join two things together physically

is about making parts work together rather than just joining them
to connect
vsto interconnect
278 1.1

Join two things so they form one piece

focuses on making individual parts linked to function jointly
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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

interconnect infinitive
interconnected past participle
interconnecting present participle
interconnects third person singular

Morphology

interconnect = connect (transparent) = inter + connect

The verb is clearly formed by the productive prefix 'inter-' (between/among) added to 'connect', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word interconnect combines the prefix inter- meaning 'between' and connect meaning 'to join'. So to interconnect is to join things to each other so they are linked and can work together.