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Attach

/əˈtætʃ/

To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

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📖 Definitions of "Attach"

verb

1
To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."
2
To adhere; to be attached.
3
To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest.
"Dower will attach."
4
To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to.
"attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery"

🔄 Synonyms of "Attach"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
seizeverb	(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
sequesterverb	To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
confiscateverb	(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
impoundverb	(transitive, law) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.

↔️ Antonyms of "Attach"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
detachverb	(transitive) To take apart from; to take off.
come awayverb	(intransitive) To leave a place or cease an activity with a particular mood, knowledge, or provision supplied.
come offverb	To have some success; to succeed.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Attach"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
seizeverb	(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
confiscateverb	(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
sequesterverb	To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
impoundverb	(transitive, law) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
tetherverb	A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
encloseverb	(transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
bindverb	(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
appendverb	(transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex
fastenverb	(ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
tieverb	(transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
clampverb	A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together.
fixverb	(transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
stakeverb	(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
strapverb	A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
pinverb	(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
glueverb	A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
heightnoun	The distance from the base to the top of something.
graspverb	To understand.
lashverb	The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
turnverb	To make a non-linear physical movement.