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append
CIDE DICTIONARY
append, v. t. [L. appendere or F. appendre: cf. OE. appenden, apenden, to belong, OF. apendre, F. appendre, fr. L. append, v. i., to hang to, append, v. t., to hang to; ad + pend, v. i., to hang, pend, v. t., to hang. See Pendant.].
- To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; as, a seal appended to a record; the inscription was appended to the column. [1913 Webster]
- To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; as, notes appended to this chapter. [1913 Webster]"A further purpose appended to the primary one." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
append, v.tr. (usu. foll. by to) attach, affix, add, esp. to a written document etc.
Etymology
L appendere hang
THESAURUS
append
add, adjoin, affix, agglutinate, annex, attach, burden, complicate, conjoin, decorate, encumber, glue on, hitch on, infix, join with, ornament, paste on, plus, postfix, prefix, put with, saddle with, slap on, subjoin, suffix, superadd, superpose, tack on, tag, tag on, take on, unite withROGET THESAURUS
append
Addition
VB add, annex, affix, superadd, subjoin, superpose, clap on, saddle on, tack to, append, tag, ingraft, saddle with, sprinkle, introduce, insert, become added, accrue, advene, supervene, reinforce, reenforce, restrengthen, swell the ranks of, augment.Sequence
VB succeed, come after, come on, come next, follow, ensue, step into the shoes of, alternate, place after, suffix, append, follow, pursue, go after, fly after, attend, beset, dance attendance on, dog, tread in the steps of, tread close upon, be in the wake of, be in the trail of, be in the rear of, go in the wake of, go in the trail of, go in the rear of, follow in the wake of, follow in the trail of, follow in the rear of, follow as a shadow, hang on the skirts of, tread on the heels of, follow on the heels of, camp on the trail.Pendency
VB be pendent, hang, depend, swing, dangle, swag, daggle, flap, trail, flow, beetle, suspend, hang, sling, hook up, hitch, fasten to, append.For further exploring for "append" in Webster Dictionary Online
