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ATTACH', v.t. [Gr.; L. tango, for tago, Eng. tack; &c. See attack and Tack.

1. To take by legal authority; to arrest the person by writ, to answer for a debt; applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being never used for the arrest of a criminal. It is applied also to the taking of goods and real estate by an officer, by virtue of a writ or precept, to hold the same to satisfy a judgment to be rendered in the suit.

2. To take, seize and lay hold on, by moral force, as by affection or interest; to win the heart; to fasten or bind by moral influence; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery.

3. To make to adhere; to tie, bind or fasten; as, to attach substances by any glutinous matter; to attach one thing to another by a string.


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ATTACH', v.t. [Gr.; L. tango, for tago, Eng. tack; &c. See attack and Tack.

1. To take by legal authority; to arrest the person by writ, to answer for a debt; applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being never used for the arrest of a criminal. It is applied also to the taking of goods and real estate by an officer, by virtue of a writ or precept, to hold the same to satisfy a judgment to be rendered in the suit.

2. To take, seize and lay hold on, by moral force, as by affection or interest; to win the heart; to fasten or bind by moral influence; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery.

3. To make to adhere; to tie, bind or fasten; as, to attach substances by any glutinous matter; to attach one thing to another by a string.

AT-TACH', v.t. [Fr. attacher, to tie or fasten, to apply, to engage, to stick; Arm. staga; It. attaccare; Norm. attacher, to attack; tache, tied, fixed, tacked together; Port. Sp. atacar. It seems to be allied to attack, and the sense is, to put, throw or fall on, hence to seize, and stop, coinciding with the Eng. take; Sw. taga; Dan. tager; Sax tæccan; Gr. δεχομαι; L. tango; for tago; Eng. tack; &c. Class Dg. See Attack and Tack.]

  1. To take by legal authority; to arrest the person by writ, to answer for a debt; applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being never used for the arrest of a criminal. It is applied also to the taking of goods and real estate by an officer, by virtue of a writ or precept, to hold the same to satisfy a judgment to be rendered in the suit.
  2. To take, seize and lay hold on, by moral force, as by affection or interest; to win the heart; to fasten or bind by moral influence; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery.
  3. To make to adhere; to tie, bind or fasten; as, to attach substances by any glutinous matter; to attach one thing to another by a string.

At*tach"
  1. To bind, fasten, tie, or connect] to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

    The shoulder blade is . . . attached only to the muscles.
    Paley.

    A huge stone to which the cable was attached.
    Macaulay.

  2. To adhere; to be attached.

    The great interest which attaches to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted.
    Brougham.

  3. An attachment.

    [Obs.] Pope.
  4. To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
  5. To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; as, dower will attach.

    Cooley.
  6. To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; -- with to; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery.

    Incapable of attaching a sensible man.
    Miss Austen.

    God . . . by various ties attaches man to man.
    Cowper.

  7. To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance.

    Top this treasure a curse is attached.
    Bayard Taylor.

  8. To take, seize, or lay hold of.

    [Obs.] Shak.
  9. To take by legal authority: (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal. (b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. See Attachment, 4.

    The earl marshal attached Gloucester for high treason.
    Miss Yonge.

    Attached column (Arch.), a column engaged in a wall, so that only a part of its circumference projects from it.

    Syn. -- To affix; bind; tie; fasten; connect; conjoin; subjoin; annex; append; win; gain over; conciliate.

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Attach

ATTACH', verb transitive [Gr.; Latin tango, for tago, Eng. tack; etc. See attack and Tack.

1. To take by legal authority; to arrest the person by writ, to answer for a debt; applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being never used for the arrest of a criminal. It is applied also to the taking of goods and real estate by an officer, by virtue of a writ or precept, to hold the same to satisfy a judgment to be rendered in the suit.

2. To take, seize and lay hold on, by moral force, as by affection or interest; to win the heart; to fasten or bind by moral influence; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery.

3. To make to adhere; to tie, bind or fasten; as, to attach substances by any glutinous matter; to attach one thing to another by a string.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

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2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

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Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

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