attach

/ə-ˈtach/

Middle English, from Anglo-French attacher, alteration of Old French estachier, from estache stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake

verb

  1. to take by legal authority especially under a writ

  2. to bring (oneself) into an association

  3. to assign (an individual or unit in the military) temporarily

attached the property

fasten fix attach affix mean to make something stay firmly in place. fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing. fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding.