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adhere

Main Entry:: ad·here
Pronunciation:: \ad-ˈhi(ə)r, əd-\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ad·hered; ad·her·ing

intransitive verb 1 : to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing <a gauze bandage adhering to the wound> 2 : to become joined (as in pathological adhesion) <the lung sometimes adheres to the pleura> transitive verb : to cause to stick fast

— ad·her·ence \-ˈhir-ən(t)s\

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