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ad·here

(

d-hîr

) KEY

VERB:
ad·hered, ad·her·ing, ad·heres
VERB:
intr.

To stick fast by or as if by suction or glue.
To remain devoted to or be in support of something: adhered to her beliefs.
To carry out a plan, scheme, or operation without deviation: We will adhere to our plan.

VERB:
tr.

To cause to adhere; make stick.

ETYMOLOGY:
French adhérer, from Latin adhaerre, to stick to : ad-, ad- + haerre, to stick

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