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append

ap·pend [ ə pénd ] (past and past participle ap·pend·ed, present participle ap·pend·ing, 3rd person present singular ap·pends)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. add extra information: to add extra information to something, especially to a document

2. add authorized signature: to add an authorized signature to a bill or an official agreement as a final part of the ratification or agreement process ( formal )
All principals to the sale must append their signatures.

3. attach something: to attach or fasten something to something else

[Mid-17th century. < Latin appendere "hang upon" < pendere "hang"]
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