fasten to Copy link Outline 1. affīgo, 3 (with ad and acc. or dat.)2. annecto, xui, xum, 3 (by tying; whereas affigo is to f. by nails, rivets, etc.3. allĭgo, 1 (by binding)4. applĭco, cui, cĭtum, 15. illĭgo, 16. impingo, pēgi, pactum, 3 (by striking or any violent means)7. (in pass., or when there is a reflect. pron.) haereo, si, sum, 2 • fasten to: 1. affīgo, 3 (with ad and acc. or dat.): Prometheus f.'d to Caucasus, Prometheus Caucaso affixus, Cic.: he f.'d the man to the ground by the point of his spear, hominem cuspide ad terram affixit, Liv. 2. annecto, xui, xum, 3 (by tying; whereas affigo is to f. by nails, rivets, etc.: same constr. as preced.): the raft was f.'d to it by means of chains, annexa ratis erat vinculis, Liv.: Cic.: v. to join to. 3. allĭgo, 1 (by binding): to f. to the stake, ad palum al., Cic. 4. applĭco, cui, cĭtum, 1: v. to attach to. 5. illĭgo, 1: ploughs f.'d to heifers, illigata aratra juvencis, Hor.. he had skill in f.ing figures on golden cups, emblemata scite in aureis poculis illigabat, Cic. Verr. 4, 24, 54. 6. impingo, pēgi, pactum, 3 (by striking or any violent means): to f. fetters on a man, compedes alicui imp., Pl. 7. (in pass., or when there is a reflect. pron.) haereo, si, sum, 2: the ladders are f.'d to the walls, haerent parietibus scalae, Virg.: to be f.'d down by roots, radicibus h., Virg.: a bone having f.'d itself in the throat of a wolf, os fauce quum haereret lupi, Phaedr. Similarly, adhaereo (with dat. or in and abl.): Cic.