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cleave verb2. , cleaved; pa. pple cleaved.

verb intrans. Stick fast, adhere, or cling to (lit. & fig.). OE.
Bacon Water in small quantity cleaveth to any thing that is solid. L. Strachey More closely than ever did she cleave to the side of her mistress. B. Bettelheim The English translations cleave to an early stage of Freud's thought.
b. Remain steadfast, continue. ME-L16.
verb trans. Attach to (esp. fig.). M20.
A. Fraser The real theme of the coronationto cleave the Scottish people to their young King.