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attaches

VERB
join, fasten
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add adhere affix connect fix hook up link secure stick tie
STRONG
annex append bind couple prefix rivet unite
WEAK
hitch on hitch up hook on latch onto make fast slap on tag on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
detach disconnect forget let go loose loosen lose remove separate unfasten unfix untie
STRONG
disjoin divide
WEAK
disunite divorce sever take away
VERB
socially join
Synonyms
STRONG
accompany affiliate associate combine enlist
WEAK
become associated with join forces with latch onto sign on with sign up with unite with
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid disconnect disjoin divide part separate
WEAK
detach disunite divorce remove sever take away unfasten
VERB
attribute, ascribe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocate assign connect put send
STRONG
allot appoint associate consign designate detail earmark impute lay name place second
WEAK
invest with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
keep
STRONG
neglect retain withhold
WEAK
detach disconnect disjoin disunite divorce remove separate sever take away unfasten

Example Sentences

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It attaches to and disrupts the membranes of bacteria while leaving human cells unaffected.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

Erdogan "stressed the importance that Turkey attaches to the safety of navigation in the Black Sea and the crucial nature of the security of energy supply," his office said.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

After Iran's attack on its Ras Laffan hub, Qatar ordered Iran's military and security attaches along with their staff to leave the country.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

These techniques allowed the scientists to determine how the MraZ transcription factor attaches to the promoter of the dcw operon in the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

It attaches to the airlock, so I can't get out if it's there.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir