Dictionary entries for 'attach'

Synonyms

at·tach (ə-tăch́)

[Middle English attachen, from Old French attachier, alteration of estachier, from estache, stake, of Germanic origin.]

verb: -tached, -tach·ing, -tach·es.

To fasten, secure, or join: attached the wires to the post.
To connect as an adjunct or associated condition or part: Many major issues are attached to this legislation.
To affix or append; add: attached several riders to the document.
To ascribe or assign: attached no significance to the threat.
To bind by emotional ties, as of affection or loyalty: I am attached to my family.
To assign (personnel) to a military unit on a temporary basis.
Law To seize (persons or property) by legal writ.

To adhere, belong, or relate: Very little prestige attaches to this position.