cat·e·nate (kăt′n-āt′) tr.v. cat·e·nat·ed ,
cat·e·nat·ing ,
cat·e·nates To connect in a series of ties or links; form into a chain.
[Latin catēnāre , catēnāt- , from catēna , chain .]
catenate (ˈkætɪˌneɪt ) vb (Biology) biology to arrange or be arranged in a series of chains or rings
[C17: from Latin catēnāre to bind with chains]
ˌcateˈnation n
cat•e•nate (ˈkæt nˌeɪt) v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. to link together; form into a connected series: catenated cells.
[1615–25; < Latin
catēnātus chained =
catēn(a) a chain +
-ātus -ate 1 ]
cat`e•na′tion, n.
catenate Past participle: catenatedGerund: catenatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative catenate catenate
Present I catenate you catenate he/she/it catenates we catenate you catenate they catenate
Preterite I catenated you catenated he/she/it catenated we catenated you catenated they catenated
Present Continuous I am catenating you are catenating he/she/it is catenating we are catenating you are catenating they are catenating
Present Perfect I have catenated you have catenated he/she/it has catenated we have catenated you have catenated they have catenated
Past Continuous I was catenating you were catenating he/she/it was catenating we were catenating you were catenating they were catenating
Past Perfect I had catenated you had catenated he/she/it had catenated we had catenated you had catenated they had catenated
Future I will catenate you will catenate he/she/it will catenate we will catenate you will catenate they will catenate
Future Perfect I will have catenated you will have catenated he/she/it will have catenated we will have catenated you will have catenated they will have catenated
Future Continuous I will be catenating you will be catenating he/she/it will be catenating we will be catenating you will be catenating they will be catenating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been catenating you have been catenating he/she/it has been catenating we have been catenating you have been catenating they have been catenating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been catenating you will have been catenating he/she/it will have been catenating we will have been catenating you will have been catenating they will have been catenating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been catenating you had been catenating he/she/it had been catenating we had been catenating you had been catenating they had been catenating
Conditional I would catenate you would catenate he/she/it would catenate we would catenate you would catenate they would catenate
Past Conditional I would have catenated you would have catenated he/she/it would have catenated we would have catenated you would have catenated they would have catenated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. catenate - arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for sporesarrange ,
set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"