adhere.
To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
Meaning & usage
To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
Wax adhered to his finger.
To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
To fasten by adhesion.
To affirm a judgment.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereōder. Middle English *adheren English adhere From Middle English *adheren (suggested by Middle English adherande (“adhering, adherent”, present participle)), from Latin adhaerēre, adhaesum: ad (“to”) + haerēre (“to stick”). Compare French adhérer.
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