Attach
Attach verb - To cause (something) to hold to another.
Usage example: you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue
Split
Split verb - To set or force apart.
Usage example: split logs for the winter's supply of wood
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If left alone, they will split into two smaller ones, and can attach themselves onto you to slow you down, drain your energy, and grow bigger.
Source: Video Game / Arc Angle - Detachment Combat: The special power of displacers: They can split apart and "displace." They can also attach their parts to other objects, especially their eyes.
Source: Literature / The Beyonders
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