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interconnectTo connect or link together multiple things so they can communicate or work as a unified system.

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: To connect or link together multiple things so they can communicate or work as a unified system.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪntərkəˈnekt/

Example Sentences

  • My smart home devices interconnect so well that my coffee maker starts brewing when my alarm goes off!
  • The subway lines interconnect at multiple stations throughout the city.
  • Social media platforms now interconnect so much that posting a photo on one app automatically shares it everywhere - even to apps you forgot you had!

interconnect

VERB

[/ˌɪntərkəˈnekt/]

To connect or link together multiple things so they can communicate or work as a unified system.

To connect or link together multiple things so they can communicate or work as a unified system.
💡 Concept

To connect or link together multiple things so they can communicate or work as a unified system.

The architect helps interconnect what she designed direct!
🎵 Rhyme

The architect helps interconnect what she designed direct!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪntərkəˈnekt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixinter--
Rootconnect

Origin

From Latin 'inter' meaning 'between' or 'among' combined with 'connect' from Latin 'connectere' meaning 'to bind together'. The word emerged in the 16th century to describe linking things together.

Breakdown

inter- (between/among) + connect (to join or link together)

🎵Rhyme

directperfectselect

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My smart home devices interconnect so well that my coffee maker starts brewing when my alarm goes off!

The subway lines interconnect at multiple stations throughout the city.

😄 Fun example

Social media platforms now interconnect so much that posting a photo on one app automatically shares it everywhere - even to apps you forgot you had!

The fiber optic cables interconnect data centers across continents.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

linkconnectjoinnetworkunite

Antonyms

disconnectseparate

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