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adhere

Main Entry:: ad·here
Pronunciation:: \ad-ˈhir, əd-\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ad·hered; ad·her·ing
Etymology:: Middle French or Latin; Middle French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre, from ad- + haerēre to stick
Date:: 15th century

intransitive verb1: to give support or maintain loyalty2obsolete : accord 33: to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing4: to bind oneself to observance <adhere to the rules>transitive verb: to cause to stick fast

synonyms see stick

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