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fasten.

To attach or connect in a secure manner.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfɑːsn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfæsn̩/General-American
  1. To attach or connect in a secure manner.

    ambitransitive
    The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.
    Fasten your seat belts!
  2. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.

    to fasten a blow
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-West Germanic *fastinōn (“to secure, fasten”). Equivalent to fast + -en.

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