Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - connect

 verb  Etymology: Middle English, from Latin conectere, ~ere, from com- + nectere to bind  Date: 15th century  intransitive verb  1. to become joined the two rooms ~ by a hallway ideas that ~ easily to form a theory  2.  a. to meet for the transference of passengers ~ing flights  b. to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination passengers ~ing with international flights  3. to make a successful hit, shot, or throw ~ed for a home run ~ed on 60 percent of his shots — New York Times  4. to have or establish a rapport tried to ~ with the younger generation  5. to establish a communications ~ion ~ to the Internet  transitive verb  1. to join or fasten together usually by something intervening  2. to place or establish in relationship  Synonyms: see join  • ~able also ~ible adjective  • ~or also ~er noun