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    fas·ten
    [ˈfas(ə)n]
    verb
    fastened (past tense) · fastened (past participle)
    1. close or do up securely:
      "the tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons" · "he fastened the door behind him"
      • be closed or done up in a particular manner:
        "a blue nightie that fastens down the back"
      • fix or hold in place:
        "she fastened her locket round her neck" · "her chestnut hair was fastened in a knot"
    2. (fasten on/upon)
      single out (someone or something) and concentrate on them or it obsessively:
      "the critics fastened upon two sections of the report"
      • (fasten something on/upon)
        direct one's eyes, thoughts, etc. intently at:
        "his gaze was fastened on his daughter" · "his eyes seemed to fasten on her"
    Origin
    Old English fæstnian ‘make sure’, also ‘immobilize’, of West Germanic origin; related to fast.
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    verb
    1. close or do up securely:
      bolt
      lock
      secure
      chain
      seal
      buckle
      join
      do up
      connect
      couple
      close
      unite
      link
      lace (up)
      knot
      button (up)
      zip (up)
      make secure
      make fast
      become closed
      Opposite:
      unfasten
      unlock
      open
      undo
    2. single out (someone or something) and concentrate on them or it obsessively:
      select
      pick out
      seize on
      single out
      concentrate on
      focus on
      fix on
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