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at⋅tached
[uh-tacht]
–adjective
| 1. | joined; connected; bound. |
| 2. | having a wall in common with another building (opposed to detached ): an attached house. |
| 3. | Zoology. permanently fixed to the substratum; sessile. |
at⋅tach
[uh-tach]
–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
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

Related forms:
at⋅tach⋅a⋅ble, adjective
at⋅tach⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. subjoin, append, add, annex.
1. subjoin, append, add, annex.
Antonyms:
1. detach.
1. detach.
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