attach vb
1 to join, fasten, or connect
2 to become associated with or join, as in a business or other venture
he attached himself to the expedition
3 to be inherent (in) or connected (with)
responsibility attaches to the job
4 to attribute or ascribe
to attach importance to an event
5 to include or append, esp. as a condition
a proviso is attached to the contract
6 (Military) to place on temporary duty with another unit
7 to put (a member of an organization) to work in a different unit or agency, either with an expectation of reverting to, or while retaining some part of, the original working arrangement
9 (Law) to arrest or take (a person, property, etc.) with lawful authority
10 Obsolete to seize
(C14: from Old French atachier to fasten, changed from estachier to fasten with a stake, from estache stake1)
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attachable adj
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attacher n