append
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From Latin appendō (“‘hang something upon something, suspend on’”) or French appendre: compare with Old English appenden, apenden (“‘to belong’”), Old French apendre, French appendre, from Latin appendere, present active infinitive of appendō (“‘hang something upon something, suspend on’”); from ad (“‘on, upon, against’”) + pendō (“‘I suspend, hang’”). See pendant.
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to append (third-person singular simple present appends, present participle appending, simple past and past participle appended)
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; as, notes appended to this chapter.
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To hang or attach to, as by a string