ATTACH

verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, alteration of Old French estachier, from estache stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake Date: 14th century transitive verb to take by legal authority especially under a writ , 2. to bring (oneself) into an association , to assign (an individual or unit in the military) temporarily, to bind by personal ties (as of affection or sympathy) , to make fast (as by tying or gluing) , to associate especially as a property or an attribute ; ascribe , intransitive verb to become ~ed ; adhere , see: fasten ~able adjective