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–verb (used with object)

1.	to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.

2.	to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group.

3.	Military. to place on temporary duty with or in assistance to a military unit.

4.	to include as a quality or condition of something: One proviso is attached to this legacy.

5.	to assign or attribute: to attach significance to a gesture.

6.	to bind by ties of affection or regard: You always attach yourself to people who end up hurting you.

7.	Law. to take (persons or property) by legal authority.

8.	Obsolete. to lay hold of; seize.

–verb (used without object)

9.	to adhere; pertain; belong (usually fol. by to or upon): No blame attaches to him.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME atachen < AF atacher to seize, OF atachier to fasten, alter. of estachier to fasten with or to a stake, equiv. to estach(e) (< Gmc *stakka stake) + -ier inf. suffix

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—Related forms

at·tach·a·ble, adjective

at·tach·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. subjoin, append, add, annex.

—Antonyms 1. detach.

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at·tach Audio Help   (ə-tāch') Pronunciation Key
v.   at·tached, at·tach·ing, at·tach·es

v.   tr.

To fasten, secure, or join: attached the wires to the post.
To connect as an adjunct or associated condition or part: Many major issues are attached to this legislation.
To affix or append; add: attached several riders to the document.
To ascribe or assign: attached no significance to the threat.
To bind by emotional ties, as of affection or loyalty: I am attached to my family.
To assign (personnel) to a military unit on a temporary basis.
Law To seize (persons or property) by legal writ.

v. intr.
To adhere, belong, or relate: Very little prestige attaches to this position.

[Middle English attachen, from Old French attachier, alteration of estachier, from estache, stake, of Germanic origin.]

at·tach'a·ble adj., at·tach'er n.

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attachable
adjective
capable of being fastened or added to something else; "a handle attachable by two bolts" [ant: detachable]

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