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Definitions for Attach

[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.
[9] to adhere; pertain; belong (usually followed by to or upon ): No blame attaches to him.
[10] to join, fasten, or connect
[11] (reflexive or passive) to become associated with or join, as in a business or other venture he attached himself to the expedition
[12] (intr foll by to ) to be inherent (in) or connected (with) responsibility attaches to the job
[13] to attribute or ascribe to attach importance to an event
[14] to include or append, esp as a condition a proviso is attached to the contract
[15] (usually passive) military to place on temporary duty with another unit
[16] (usually passive) to put (a member of an organization) to work in a different unit or agency, either with an expectation of reverting to, or while retaining some part of, the original working arrangement
[17] to appoint officially
[18] law to arrest or take (a person, property, etc) with lawful authority
[19] obsolete to seize

Words related to Attach

secure, fix, affix, adhere, add, link, connect, tie, stick, put, assign, send, allocate, annex, bind, couple, unite, prefix, append, rivet

Words nearby Attach

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Origin of Attach

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 stake1) + -ier infinitive suffix

Words that may be confused with Attach

attach, attaché

Other words from Attach

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

Word origin for Attach

C14: from Old French atachier to fasten, changed from estachier to fasten with a stake, from estache stake 1

Synonyms for Attach

add, adhere, affix, connect, fix, hook up, link, secure, stick, tie, annex, append, bind, couple, prefix, rivet, unite, hitch on, hitch up, hook on, latch onto, make fast, slap on, tag on