CONCATENATE Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

concatenate

verb

kän-ˈka-tə-ˌnāt

Definition of concatenate

as in to connect

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole concatenate several lists of instructions into a single master file

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as in to string

to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread the movie actually concatenates into one extended narrative several episodes from various books in the series

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Recent Examples of concatenate And after that gets done, the next step is concatenating them to create a full adder, because that is the fundamental computing logic component. — Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026 Presidential Administrations, so often wildly divergent one from the other in tone and in political direction, are concatenated by this littlest nod toward God. — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 During the check, the implementation executes a command to concatenate it with the email domain, without any checks for malicious characters that may be contained in it. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024 Most importantly, smell matters because all our senses concatenate and build on each other. — Wired, 2 Aug. 2022

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Barnett hits first 3-point attempt Luke Barnett, who has arrived at KU with a reputation as an excellent 3- point shooter, connected on his first 3-point try shortly after checking in at the 15-minute mark of the first half.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
But multiple times a date has admitted using AI to learn details about the show without having seen it, just to connect.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of connect

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Now, though, researchers have strung 15 cheap TV boxes together to run an artificial intelligence model, raising the possibility that the computers inside these everyday gadgets could someday help spread autonomous, AI-powered malware.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
Think of what Big Bend would look like with a mountain of trash, or Fredericksburg vineyards strung with litter instead of grapes.

— Katie Standing, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of string

Verb

Its existing approvals do not remove the need to integrate and certify the system as part of Valo.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
And Hinge is integrating AI into existing platforms, offering users personalized help with profile creation and conversation starters.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of integrate

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Rays batters struck out 13 times after combining for 14 in the first two games.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Holland was ousted in 2020, when Sarandos combined English-language and international content under Bajaria (elevating the latter to the largest autonomous content job in the streamer’s history).

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of combine

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The new tech, which the company refers to as a magnetic coupling dynamic wireless power transfer (DWPT) road system, basically builds a wireless charging system into the roads themselves.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Amid headlines about how the Dodgers might have benched Ohtani for Game 3 of the NL Championship Series, manager Dave Roberts said the thinking was more about coupling Tuesday’s day off with a second consecutive day of rest.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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