To line up or put things in a row; to arrange items side by side (transitive).
本を背表紙を揃えて棚に連ねた。
I lined the books up on the shelf with their spines aligned.
有名な料理店を通りに連ねて店を構えた。
Famous restaurants lined up along the street and set up shop.
To add someone to a group or list; to accept or include as a member (as in 名を連ねる).
作家陣の中に彼の名前が名を連ねている。
His name appears among the group of writers.
あのメンバーに彼女を連ねるべきだと提案した。
I suggested that she should be added to that lineup of members.
To link or string together items; to put together or enumerate things (e.g., listing phrases or compliments).
彼のスピーチは実績を連ねるだけで具体性に欠けていた。
His speech merely listed achievements and lacked concreteness.
日記にその日の出来事を時系列に連ねて書いた。
I wrote the day's events in chronological order in my diary.
彼女は手紙に感謝の言葉を連ねた。
She put together a string of words of gratitude in the letter.
To take along; to bring with; to have people accompany you.
彼は部下を数名連ねて出張に出た。
He set off on a business trip accompanied by several subordinates.
作家は友人を連ねて文学サークルの集まりに参加した。
The writer attended the literary circle meeting with friends in tow.