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[ verb ] cause to be attached
Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)The largest of these organizations at_present denies to the full_time educator any vote on the conduct and standards of the group and , indeed , refuses him even the right to attach the customary initials after his name in the college catalog . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)`` Hang this around your neck or attach it to other parts of your anatomy , and its rays will cure any disease you have '' , said the company . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)If he attaches little importance to personal liberty , why not make this known to the world ? (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)To reduce heat transfer from the hot gas to this anode holder outside the region of the arc , a carbon shield was attached to the surface providing an air gap of 1/16 inch between the plate and the surface of the anode holder . (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)The reactants for the gas phase experiments were first frozen_out in a side arm attached to the manifold and then allowed to distill slowly into the manifold of pre-cooled reaction cells before sealing_off . |
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[ verb ] be attached; be in contact with
Used in print (Lilian Pompian, "Tooth-Straightening Today"...)Usually this is a thin band of wire attached to the molars and stretching across the teeth . Related terms |
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[ verb ] become attached
Examples "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)The credo unifies and socializes men by attaching them completely to an identical body of doctrine ; the more extensive and firm the body of doctrine , the firmer the group . Related terms detach join adhere fasten agglutinate spat implant attach_to attachment |
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[ verb ] take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Synonyms Examples "The FBI seized the drugs" "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment" "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" Related terms take garnishee distrain sequester attachment seizure impoundment |
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