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adhere(dictionary)

adhere (iou)



adhere verb intrans. L15.
[Old & mod. French adherer or Latin adhaerere, from ad AD- + haerere to stick.]
Attach oneself to a person or party; be a follower. L15.
Ld Macaulay These people..adhered to the Church of Rome.
Stick fast (to a substance or object). E16.
T. Reid The parts of a body adhere so firmly. A. Wilson The ends of her fat, sticky fingers to which the chocolate had adhered. fig.: Gibbon Flattery adheres to power.
Give support to, or continue to maintain or observe, an opinion, practice, rule, etc. Foll. by to. M16.
W. S. Maugham He had adhered scrupulously to the terms of the capitulation.
Be consistent with itself or circumstances. L16-E17.
Shakespeare Macbeth Nor time nor place Did then adhere.
adherer noun (now rare) M16.