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attach

Legal Definition of attach

Verb

  1. Seize by legal authority

Definition of attach

Etymology

    From Old French estachier (French: attacher, Italian: attaccare, Spanish: atacar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: RP /əˈtatʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ætʃ

Verb

to attach (third-person singular simple present attaches, present participle attaching, simple past and past participle attached)

  1. To fasten, to join to.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • detach
  • unfasten
  • disengage
  • separate

Derived terms

  • attachable
  • attacher

Related terms

References:

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