Attach

at-tach′, v.t. to bind or fasten: to seize: to gain over: to connect, a ociate: to join to in action or function: ( Shak. ) to arrest.— v.i. to adhere, to be fastened upon: ( rare ) to come into effect.— adj. Attach′able .— p.adj. Attached′ , fastened, fixed, joined by taste or affection (with to ), fond, devoted to.— n. Attach′ment , a bond of fidelity or affection: the seizure of any one's goods or person by virtue of a legal proce . [O. Fr. at achier , from à (—L. ad ), and the root of Tack (q.v.).]