Collocations for connect - verb

directly
Downstairs toilets were connected directly to the drains.

up
We need to connect all the pipes up to the water tank.

to
Connect the machine to the power supply.

with
A corridor connects his office with the main building.

closely, intimately
Bad diet is closely connected with many common illnesses.

directly

with
The police were looking for evidence to connect him with the crime.