■ verb
1》 fasten; join.
↘include (a condition) as part of an agreement.
2》 attribute importance or value to.
3》 [as adjective ~ed ] full of affection or fondness: he became increasingly ~ed to Tara.
4》 appoint for special or temporary duties.
5》 Law, archaic seize (a person or property) by legal authority.
Derivatives
~able adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. atachier 'fasten, fix'.