R E F E R E N C E S
Attach [ME ataché(n) < AF atache(r) (to) seize, OF atachier to fasten, alter. of estachier to fasten with or to a stake = estach(e) (< Gmc *stakka a STAKE) + -ier inf. suffix; prefix a- (see A-5) r. supposed prefix es- (see EX-1)] 1. to fasten or affix; join; connect. 2. to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group. 3. mil. to place on temporary duty with a military unit. 4. to include as a quality or condition of something: One provision 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. 7. law. to take (persons or property) by legal authority. -v.i. 8. to adhere; pertain; belong (usually fol. by to or upon): No blame attaches to him.
-Syn. 1. append, add, annex.
-Ant. 1. detach.
[Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House,1968.]
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