v. To connect things together, especially to form a chain.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To chain, or connect in a series of links or ties; concatenate.
Having the structure or appearance of a chain: applied in zoölogy to impressed lines which are broken at regular intervals, to double striæ connected by numerous short lines, etc.
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v. arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
Word Usage
"I've met catenate, hyaline, and fecundate, just not often."