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[ad-heer] Pronunciation Key verb, -hered, -her·ing.
[ad-heer] Pronunciation Key verb, -hered, -her·ing. –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually fol. by to): The mud adhered to his shoes. |
| 2. | Physics. (of two or more dissimilar substances) to be united by a molecular force acting in the area of contact. |
| 3. | to be devoted in support or allegiance; be attached as a follower or upholder (usually fol. by to): to adhere to a party. |
| 4. | to hold closely or firmly (usually fol. by to): to adhere to a plan. |
| 5. | Obsolete. to be consistent. |
| 6. | to cause to adhere; make stick: Glue will adhere the tiles to the wallboard. |
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| ad·here
(ād-hîr') Pronunciation Key
v. ad·hered, ad·her·ing, ad·heres v. intr.
v. tr. To cause to adhere; make stick. [French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre, to stick to : ad-, ad- + haerēre, to stick.] |
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