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Attaching
/əˈtætʃɪŋ/
To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
📖 Definitions of "Attaching"
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"
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Attaching"
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| 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. |
| addverb | (transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. |
| addingnoun | An act of addition. |
| affixingnoun | affixation |
| allocatingverb | To set aside for a purpose. |
| annexingnoun | An annexation. |
| appendverb | (transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex |
| appendingnoun | The act by which something is appended. |
| assemblingnoun | A gathering or assembly. |
| assigningnoun | the act of distributing something to designated places or persons |
| assignsverb | (transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose. |
| associateverb | (intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association. |
| associatingverb | (intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association. |
| associationnoun | (countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something. |
| attachmentnoun | A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something. |
| attributingverb | (transitive) To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone. |
| awardingnoun | The act of bestowing an award. |
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