English → Latin
“attach” in Latin
comprehendōto lay hold of something on all sides; take or catch hold of, grasp, grip; to seize upon in a hostile manner, lay hold ocapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm; to take on, adopt; to hold, to containteneōto hold, have; to grasp; to possess, occupy, control; to watch, guard, maintain, defend; to retain, keepdētineōto hold or keep off or back, detain, check; to delay, hinder, lengthen; occupy, engage, stopattrahōto draw, pull or drag to or towards with force; to draw, allure, lead, bring, move, attractperdūcōto lead, conduct, convey, carry, guide or bring through or to a place; deliver; to spread over, bedaub, coat, besmear; t
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
attach
bind to one’s self aliquem sibi adjungere: aliquem sibi devincire: by anything, aliquare: by presents, donis sibi obstringere aliquem; praemiis sibi devincire aliquem. Sometimes capere (to captivate: of female beauty); tenere: detinere: aliquem ad se trahere, attrahere or perducere; aliquem in suas partes dncere or trahere; aliquem suum facere (to bring over to one’s party or side): aliquem sibi facere or reddere amicum: alicujus amicitiam sibi parare, comparare, conciliare; animum alicujus sibi conciliare et ad usus suos adjungere (to gain anybody’s friendship).
Arrest, comprehendere (general term): in custodiam dare: in vincula conjicere (throw into prison). To attack great importance to the circumstance, that, etc., plurimi faciendum existimare, quod, etc.
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Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for attach?
- The usual Latin words for “attach” are comprehendō, capiō, teneō; also dētineō, attrahō, perdūcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.