First Known Use: 1646
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append
verb ap·pend \ə-ˈpend\
: to add (something) to a piece of writing
Full Definition of APPEND
transitive verb
2
: to add as a supplement or appendix (as in a book)
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Origin of APPEND
Latin appendere, to hang, weigh out, from ad- + pendere to weigh — more at pendant
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Rhymes with APPEND
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APPEND Defined for Kids
append
verb ap·pend \ə-ˈpend\
ap·pend·edap·pend·ing
Definition of APPEND for Kids
: to add as something extra <append a postscript>
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