adhere

ad·here

verb \ad-ˈhi(ə)r, əd-\

ad·hered; ad·her·ing

Definition of ADHERE

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\ (audio pronunciation) noun