Interjoins

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of linking together various components to create a cohesive system
2. The action of joining multiple elements to establish a functional relationship
3. Forms a connection between separate parts or elements to unify them

Etymology: The verb "join" once meant something much more literal. It comes through Old French "joindre" from Latin "iungere," which meant to yoke animals to a load or a plough. English took the word and gradually stretched it from harnessing draught animals to fastening any two things together. "Interjoin" adds the Latin prefix "inter-," meaning "between" or "among," to that older verb. The result describes joining things to one another, so the parts are linked in relation to each other rather than attached to a single fixed point. The same prefix appears in "interact" and "interconnect," which makes the verb's sense easy to read from its parts.

Synonyms: connects, links, joins, unites, binds

Antonyms: disconnects, separates, divides, isolates, detaches