concatenate

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The Word of the Day for March 9 is:

concatenate   \kahn-KAT-uh-nayt\   verb
      : to link together in a series or chain

Example sentence:
      In honor of the city's bicentennial, the historical 
society published a timeline that concatenated the crucial 
moments of the city's history.

Did you know? 
     "Concatenate" comes directly from the Latin "concatenare," 
which in turn is formed from "con-," meaning "with, together," 
and "catena," meaning "chain." In fact, the word "chain" itself 
evolved from "catena." "Concatenate" has a somewhat longer 
history as an adjective, meaning "linked together," than as a 
verb. The adjective entered English in the 15th century and the 
verb first appeared in print in 1598, followed shortly 
thereafter by the related noun "concatenation." "Catenate," a 
verb in its own right meaning "to link in a series," made its 
first appearance a few years later (1623).