* adhære (archaic)

From Latin _adhaerere_, _adhaesum_; _ad_ (“to”) + _haerere_ (“to stick”): compare French _adhérer_.

* (US) IPA(key): /ædˈhiɹ/ * Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

ADHERE (_third-person singular simple present_ ADHERES, _present participle_ ADHERING, _simple past and past participle_ ADHERED) * (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura. * (intransitive) To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church. * (intransitive) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. RELATED TERMS * adherent * adherence * adhesive * cohere * inhere ANTONYMS * cleave TRANSLATIONS

* header * hedera

ADHĒRĒ * second-person singular present active imperative of _adhēreō_