adherable

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ad⋅here

[ad-heer]

verb, -hered, -her⋅ing.

–verb (used without 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.

–verb (used with object)

6.	to cause to adhere; make stick: Glue will adhere the tiles to the wallboard.

Origin:
1590–1600; < ML adhērēre for L adhaerēre (ad- ad- + haerēre to stick, cling), perh. via MF adhérer

Related forms:

ad⋅her⋅a⋅ble, adjective

ad⋅her⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. See stick.

Antonyms:
1. part, loosen.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ad·here
Pronunciation: ad-'hi(&)r, &d-
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ad·hered; ad·her·ing
intransitive senses
1 : to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing adhering to the wound>
2 : to become joined (as in pathological adhesion) adheres to the pleura> adhere transitive senses
: to cause to stick fast —ad·her·ence /-'hir-&n(t)s/ noun

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