append

Definition

To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended

Etymology

From Latin appendere (“to hang up, suspend on, pay out”), via Old French apendre, appendre, via Middle English appenden; from ad (“on, upon, against”) + pendere (“to suspend, hang”), equivalent to ad- + pend. Compare with Old English appenden, apenden (“to belong”). See also pendant.

Example Sentences

• "a seal appended to a record"
• "An inscription was appended to the column."
• "notes appended to a book chapter"