Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CON-NECT', v.t. [L. connecto; con and necto; It. connettere. See Class Ng, No. 32, 38, 40, 41.]

1. To knit or link together; to tie or fasten together, as by something intervening, or by weaving, winding or twining. Hence,
2. To join or unite; to conjoin, in almost any manner, either by junction, by any intervening means, or by order and relation. We connect letters and words in a sentence; we connect ideas in the mind; we connect arguments in a discourse. The strait of Gibraltar connects the Mediterranean with the Atlantic. A treaty connects two nations. The interests of agriculture are connected with those of commerce. Families are connected by marriage or by friendship.