The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - attachv.

1) fasten, join, connect, secure, fix, affix; tack or hook or tie or stick on, pin, rivet, cement, glue, bond, solder, weld, braze; unite; Nautical bend: The tag is still attached to your dress. Attach this to the wall. How do I attach the sail to the spar? 2 connect, associate, assign, affiliate, enlist, join, add, subjoin, Brit second: Her brother-in-law has been attached to my regiment. 3) endear, attract: I won't say that we were in love, but I was very closely attached to her. 4) fix, affix, pin, apply, ascribe, assign, attribute, put, place: Why do you attach so much importance to what Dora says? 5 adhere, cleave, stick: Many legends have attached themselves to Charlemagne. 6) seize, lay hold of, confiscate, appropriate: If he cannot meet the mortgage payments the bank will attach his house.