| attach | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ fixate, fix | make fixed, stable or stationary.; "let's fix the picture to the frame" |
| ~ tether | tie with a tether.; "tether horses" |
| ~ fasten | attach to.; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" |
| ~ attach | become attached.; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
| ~ hinge | attach with a hinge. |
| ~ bell | attach a bell to.; "bell cows" |
| ~ band, ring | attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify.; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" |
| ~ couple on, couple up, couple | link together.; "can we couple these proposals?" |
| ~ affix | attach or become attached to a stem word.; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem" |
| ~ bind | make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope.; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
| ~ hitch, catch | to hook or entangle.; "One foot caught in the stirrup" |
| ~ hang on, tack on, tag on, append, tack | fix to; attach.; "append a charm to the necklace" |
| ~ append, add on, affix, supplement | add to the very end.; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" |
| ~ tape | fasten or attach with tape.; "tape the shipping label to the box" |
| ~ glue, paste | join or attach with or as if with glue.; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text" |
| ~ pin up, pin down | attach with or as if with a pin.; "pin up a picture" |
| ~ peg down, peg | fasten or secure with a wooden pin.; "peg a tent" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ mount | attach to a support.; "They mounted the aerator on a floating" |
| ~ connect, link, link up, tie | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" |
| ~ affix, stick on | attach to.; "affix the seal here" |
| ~ nail | attach something somewhere by means of nails.; "nail the board onto the wall" |
| ~ hook up | connect or link.; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system" |
| ~ clip | attach with a clip.; "clip the papers together" |
| ~ infix, insert, introduce, enter | put or introduce into something.; "insert a picture into the text" |
| ~ yoke | put a yoke on or join with a yoke.; "Yoke the draft horses together" |
| ~ harness, tackle | put a harness.; "harness the horse" |
| ~ yoke, link | link with or as with a yoke.; "yoke the oxen together" |
| ~ saddle | put a saddle on.; "saddle the horses" |
| ~ mark, tag, label | attach a tag or label to.; "label these bottles" |
| ~ limber, limber up | attach the limber.; "limber a cannon" |
| v. (contact) | 2. attach | be attached; be in contact with. |
| ~ adjoin, contact, touch, meet | be in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" |
| ~ leech onto | admire boundlessly and follow around.; "the groupies leeched onto the rock star" |
| v. (contact) | 3. attach | become attached.; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
| ~ agglutinate | string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language). |
| ~ implant | become attached to and embedded in the uterus.; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications" |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ fasten | become fixed or fastened.; "This dress fastens in the back" |
| ~ bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere | stick to firmly.; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" |
| ~ spat | become permanently attached.; "mollusks or oysters spat" |
| v. (social) | 4. attach, bind, bond, tie | create social or emotional ties.; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" |
| ~ relate | have or establish a relationship to.; "She relates well to her peers" |
| ~ fixate | attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way.; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40" |
| ~ befriend | become friends with.; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" |
| v. (possession) | 5. attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" |
| ~ take | take into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
| ~ condemn | appropriate (property) for public use.; "the county condemned the land to build a highway" |
| ~ sequester | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property.; "the estate was sequestered" |
| ~ garnish, garnishee | take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support.; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" |
| ~ distrain | confiscate by distress. |
| include | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. include | have as a part, be made up out of.; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" |
| ~ contain, comprise, incorporate | include or contain; have as a component.; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" |
| ~ embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory.; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| ~ involve | contain as a part.; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses" |
| ~ subsume | contain or include.; "This new system subsumes the old one" |
| ~ contain, bear, carry, hold | contain or hold; have within.; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
| ~ inhere in, attach to | be part of.; "This problem inheres in the design" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. include | consider as part of something.; "I include you in the list of culprits" |
| ~ count | include as if by counting.; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition" |
| ~ colligate, subsume | consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle. |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| ~ carry | include, as on a list.; "How many people are carried on the payroll?" |
| v. (change) | 3. include | add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category.; "We must include this chemical element in the group" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| v. (social) | 4. admit, include, let in | allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of.; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| ~ admit, take on, accept, take | admit into a group or community.; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" |
| ~ induct, initiate | accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite.; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" |
| ~ readmit | admit again or anew.; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted" |
| ~ involve | engage as a participant.; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" |
| pertain | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | be relevant to.; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" |
| ~ allude, advert, touch | make a more or less disguised reference to.; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" |
| ~ center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around | center upon.; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" |
| ~ go for, apply, hold | be pertinent or relevant or applicable.; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" |
| ~ involve, affect, regard | connect closely and often incriminatingly.; "This new ruling affects your business" |
| ~ matter to, interest | be of importance or consequence.; "This matters to me!" |
| v. (stative) | 2. appertain, pertain | be a part or attribute of. |
| ~ belong to, belong | be a part or adjunct.; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" |
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