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  • 21adhere — ad•here [[t]ædˈhɪər[/t]] v. hered, her•ing 1) to stay attached; stick fast; cling: Mud adhered to my boots[/ex] 2) phs (of two or more dissimilar substances) to be united by adhesion 3) to hold closely or firmly: to adhere to a plan[/ex] 4) to be …

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  • 22adhere — verb /ædˈhiɹ/ a) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura. b) To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union… …

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  • 23adhere — verb (adhered; adhering) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre, from ad + haerēre to stick Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to give support or maintain loyalty 2 …

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  • 24adhere — See adhere, cohere …

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  • 25adhere to — phr verb Adhere to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑agreement, ↑belief, ↑budget, ↑convention, ↑doctrine, ↑guideline, ↑principle, ↑rule, ↑timetable, ↑treaty, ↑view …

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  • 26adhere — [16] Adhere was borrowed, either directly or via French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre. This in turn was formed from the prefix ad ‘to’ and the verb haerēre ‘stick’. The past participial stem of haerēre was haes (the ultimate source of English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27adhere to — 1》 stick fast to. → adhere …

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  • 28adhere — [əd hɪə] verb (adhere to) 1》 stick fast to. 2》 believe in and follow the practices of. 3》 represent truthfully and in detail. Derivatives adherence noun Origin C15 (earlier (ME) as adherence, adherent): from L. adhaerere, from ad to + haerere to… …

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  • 29adhere — verb 1) a dollop of cream adhered to her nose Syn: stick (fast), cohere, cling, bond, attach; be stuck, be fixed, be glued, be cemented 2) they adhere to Judaic law Syn: abide by, stick to …

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  • 30adhere — verb Syn: stick, cling, bond, hold Phrases: adhere to …

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