Attach

/əˈtætʃ/

The meaning and definition of Attach, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
    “An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.”
  2. To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to.
    “attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms affix annex connect unite cling stick
Antonyms detach disengage separate unfasten

Origin

From Old French atachier.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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