Catenate and Cleave

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Catenate verb - To put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole.

Usage example: a Broadway musical that catenates a series of pop hits by means of a flimsy libretto

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Cleave is an antonym for catenate.

Cleave verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

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Catenate is an antonym for cleave.

Nearby Words: cleavage, cleaver, cleaving

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Cleave and Catenate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catenate/cleave

Catenate & Cleave. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/catenate/cleave>.

Cleave or Catenate. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/catenate/cleave.

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