attach
This word describes the act of creating a link, whether that link is a physical bond, a digital connection, or an emotional tie. It carries a sense of adding something to a larger entity or anchoring a feeling to a specific object or person. In legal contexts, the term takes on a specialized meaning of seizure, where the link is not one of affection or physical joining, but of legal control over assets to ensure payment of a debt.
Meanings
To fasten, join, or connect one object to another using a physical bond such as glue, tape, or a clip.
"Please attach a passport photograph to your application form."
To add a document, file, or image to an email or electronic message.
"I will attach the report to the email I send this afternoon."
To form a strong emotional bond or a feeling of loyalty and affection toward a person or a cause.
"The children quickly attached themselves to the kind old teacher."
To assign a particular quality, value, or importance to a specific person or object.
"Many people attach great significance to the tradition of Sunday dinner."