attach

Verbs

  • (v) cause to be attached
  • (v) be attached; be in contact with
  • (v) become attached
    • The spider's thread attached to the window sill
  • (v) create social or emotional ties
    • The grandparents want to bond with the child
    bind, bond, tie,
  • (v) take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
    • The FBI seized the drugs
    • The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
    • The police confiscated the stolen artwork
    confiscate, impound, sequester, seize,

Synonyms

bind bond tie confiscate impound sequester seize

Antonyms

detach come away come off

See also

inhere in attach to accompany come with go with

Words of close approximity

attack
attar
attack attain
attachable attache attache case attached attachment attach to