v. t. - To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between.
v. t. - To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.
v. i. - To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect with another.