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| at·tach [ ə tách ] (past and past participle at·tached, present participle at·tach·ing, 3rd person present singular at·ta·ches) |
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1. transitive verb secure something to something else: to secure one thing to another
  attached the door to the frame
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2. transitive verb add something to something else: to append or fasten one thing to another
attached copies of the contracts
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3. transitive verb ascribe something: to assign a character or quality to something under consideration
I attach no importance whatsoever to their claims.
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4. intransitive verb be associated with something: to have a close inherent relationship to something
little prestige attached to this post
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5. transitive verb bind somebody emotionally: to bind somebody emotionally to somebody else or to something
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usually passive
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6. transitive verb military place somebody on temp duty: to assign military personnel to a military group on a temporary basis
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7. transitive verb law seize something legally: to seize people or property by legal writ
They've attached her salary for nonpayment of taxes.
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| [14th century. < Old French atachier, alteration of estachier "fasten with a stake" < Germanic] |
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| at·tach·a·ble adjective |
| at·tach·er noun |
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