Attach

//əˈtæt͡ʃ//

Definitions

1
To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
You need to attach the carabiner to your harness.
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connect annex affix
2
To adhere; to be attached.
The great interest which attaches to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted.
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cling stick adhere
3
To include an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).
I've attached the contract to this email.

Word Origin

From Middle English attachen, from Old French atachier, variant of estachier (“bind”), derived from estache (“stick”), from Frankish *stakkā, *stakō (“stick”), from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“pole, bar, ...

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