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fasten on
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.fasten on - adopt; "take up new ideas"hook on, seize on, take up, latch onsweep up, embrace, espouse, adopt - take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" |
fasten on
fasten (up)on1. Literally, to attach or connect something to something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "fasten" and "on." I fastened a name tag upon my shirt and walked into the auditorium.2. By extension, to focus one's attention on someone or something. Luckily, the baby fastened upon the music and stopped crying within minutes.See also: fastenfasten (up)on someone or something 1. Lit. to take firm hold of someone or something. She fastened upon me and would not let me go until she finished speaking. I don't like people who fasten on me and ask a lot of questions. 2. Fig. to fix one's attention on someone or something. He fastened upon the picture for a brief moment and then turned away. The baby fastened on the television screen and watched it for many minutes.See also: fasten, onfasten on
Synonyms for fasten onverb adoptSynonyms- hook on
- seize on
- take up
- latch on
Related Words- sweep up
- embrace
- espouse
- adopt
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