catenate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
    catenulate.

WordNet

Cat"e*nate transitive verb
Etymology
L. catenatus, p. p. of catenare, fr. catena chain. See Chain.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Catenated; present participle & verbal noun Catenating
Definitions
  1. To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain. E. Darwin.

Webster 1913