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catenate

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cat·e·nate  (ktn-t)
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 catnre, catnt-, from catna, chain.]
catenate [ˈkætɪˌneɪt]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology to arrange or be arranged in a series of chains or rings
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) another word for catenulate
[from Latin catēnāre to bind with chains]
catenation  n
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Verb1.catenate - arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
catenulate
arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"


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As with similar works from the '70s, here Baldessari catenates multiple instances of a single motif--whether women's eyes, thick ropes, or red lines--not to garner any cohesive definition of each category but, rather, to evince from them unexpected tongue twisters.
John Baldessari: Marian Goodman Gallery by Burton, Johanna / Artforum International
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