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present tense third-person singular of fasten
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1
to cause (something) to hold to another
- use this paper clip to fasten your picture to the application form
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2
to put securely in place or in a desired position
- don't forget to fasten all the lines on your tent
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- embeds
- (also imbeds),
- entrenches
- (also intrenches),
- implants,
- ingrains
- (also engrains),
- lodges,
- stuffs,
- wedges
Near Antonyms for fastens
- extracts,
- pries,
- prizes,
- pulls,
- roots (out),
- tears (out),
- uproots,
- wrests,
- yanks
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3
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
- if you could fasten your attention on one task for more than a minute, you just might get something done
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“Fastens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastens. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.
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