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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.
EXPANDto 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.
COLLAPSEObsolete. to lay hold of; seize.
verb (used without object)
9.
to adhere; pertain; belong (usually followed by to or upon): No blame attaches to him.
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Attaching
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English atachen < Anglo-French atacher to seize, Old French atachier to fasten, alteration of estachier to fasten with or to a stake, equivalent to estach(e) (< Germanic *stakka stake) + -ier infinitive suffix
1300–50; Middle English atachen < Anglo-French atacher to seize, Old French atachier to fasten, alteration of estachier to fasten with or to a stake, equivalent to estach(e) (< Germanic *stakka stake) + -ier infinitive suffix
Related forms
at·tach·a·ble, adjective
at·tach·er, noun
re·at·tach, verb
re·at·tach·a·ble, adjective
un·at·tach·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. subjoin, append, add, annex.
1. subjoin, append, add, annex.
Antonyms
1. detach.
1. detach.
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