Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Catenate \Cat"e*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Catenated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Catenating}.] [L. catenatus, p. p. of catenare, fr.
   catena chain. See {Chain}.]
   To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain. --E.
   Darwin.

Source : WordNet®

catenate
     v : arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores [syn:
         {catenulate}]