catenate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin catēnātus (“chained”), from catēnāre, from catēna (“chain”).

Synonyms

catenulate

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