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attach

Cross references:
  1. fasten                
 
at.tach \*-'tach\ \-'tach-*-b*l\ vb [ME attachen, fr. MF attacher, fr. OF 
   estachier, fr. estac]he stake, of Gmc origin; akin to OE staca stake 1: to 
   take by legal authority esp. under a writ  2: to bring (oneself) into an 
   association  3: to bind by personal ties  4: CONNECT, TIE  5: ASCRIBE, 
   ATTRIBUTE  : to become attached : ADHERE  - at.tach.able aj