adhere

ad·here

verb \ad-ˈhir, əd-\

ad·heredad·her·ing

Definition of ADHERE

intransitive verb

1

: to give support or maintain loyalty

2

obsolete : accord 3

3

: to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing

4

: to bind oneself to observance <adhere to the rules>

transitive verb

: to cause to stick fast

Examples of ADHERE

1. The stamp failed to adhere.
2. <everyone started calling her “Cookie” when she was little and the name adhered>

Origin of ADHERE

Middle French or Latin; Middle French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre, from ad- + haerēre to stick

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ADHERE

Synonyms: stick, cleave, cling, hew

Related Words: bind, cohere, fasten, fuse, glue, unite

Near Antonyms: loosen; drop, fall

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Rhymes with ADHERE

Aesir, Ajmer, all clear, ambeer, appear, arrear, Asir, Ayrshire, besmear, by ear, Cape Fear, career, cashier, cashmere, Cheshire, chimere, clavier, cohere, compeer, destrier, dog-ear, emir, Empire, endear, ensphere, eyrir, Fafnir, footgear, frontier, gambier, Goodyear, headgear, inhere, Izmir, Kashmir, kefir, killdeer, Landseer, leap year, life peer, light-year, man-year, menhir, midyear, mishear, monsieur, mouse-ear, mule deer, musk deer, nadir, near beer, New Year, off year, out-year, pickeer, portiere, premier, premiere, red deer, redear, rehear, reindeer, revere, revers, Robespierre, roe deer, root beer, santir, severe, Shakespeare, sincere, slick-ear, small beer, spruce beer, steer clear, Tangier, tapir, tin ear, uprear, Vanir, veneer, Vermeer, vizier, voir dire, wheatear, Wiltshire, wind shear, wood ear, worm gear, Ymir, Yorkshire, zaire, Zaire