CATENATE
Cat"e*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Catenated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Catenating.] Etym: [L. catenatus, p. p. of catenare, fr. catena
chain. See Chain.]
Defn: To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain. E. Darwin.
CATENATION
Cat`e*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. catenatio.]
Defn: Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a regular or connected series. See Concatenation. Sir T. Browne.
CATENULATE
Ca*ten"u*late, a. Etym: [L. catenuia, dim. of catena chain.]
1. Consisting of little links or chains.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Chainlike; — said both or color marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as on shells, etc.
CATER Ca"ter, n. Etym: [OE. catour purchaser, caterer, OF. acator, fr. acater, F. acheter, to buy, provide, fr. LL. accaptare; L. ad + captare to strive, to seize, intens, of capere to take, seize. Cf. Acater, Capacious.]
Defn: A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [Obs.] Chaucer.