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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADHE'RE, v.i. [L. adhaereo, ad and haereo, to stick.]
1. To stick to, as glutinous substances, or by natural growth; as, the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
2. To be joined, or held in contact; to cleave to.
3. Figuratively, to hold to, be attached, or remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a leader, a church, or creed.
4. To be consistent; to hold together as the parts of a system.
Every thing adheres together.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules"
2: follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan"
3: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere]
4: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" [syn: adhere, stick]
5: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: stand by, stick by, stick, adhere]
6: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to]

Merriam Webster's

verb (adhered; adhering) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French adhérer, from Latin adhaer?re, from ad- + haer?re to stick Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to give support or maintain loyalty 2. obsolete accord 3 3. to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing 4. to bind oneself to observance <adhere to the rules> transitive verb to cause to stick fast Synonyms: see stick

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by to) (of a substance) stick fast to a surface, another substance, etc. 2 (foll. by to) behave according to; follow in detail (adhered to our plan). 3 (foll. by to) give support or allegiance. Etymology: F adhérer or L adhaerere (as AD-, haerere haes- stick)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Adhere Ad*here", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adhered; p. pr. & vb. n. Adhering.] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adh['e]rer. See Aghast.] 1. 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. 2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church. 3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. ``Nor time nor place did then adhere.'' ``Every thing adheres together.'' --Shak. Syn: To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(adheres, adhering, adhered) 1. If you adhere to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says you should. All members of the association adhere to a strict code of practice... VERB: V to n 2. If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it. He urged them to adhere to the values of Islam which defend the dignity of man. VERB: V to n 3. If something adheres to something else, it sticks firmly to it. Small particles adhere to the seed... This sticky compound adheres well on this surface. VERB: V to n, V adv/prep, also V

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. 1. Stick, cling, cleave, hold, cohere, take hold, be firmly fixed. 2. Belong, pertain, appertain, be appurtenant, be intimately related. 3. Be faithful, be devoted, be attached, stand by, be true.

Moby Thesaurus

agglomerate, bunch, clasp, cleave, clinch, cling, cling to, clot, cluster, coagulate, cohere, combine, come together, communicate, congeal, conglomerate, connect, converge, embrace, freeze to, grasp, grow together, hang on, hang together, hold, hold on, hold together, hug, intercommunicate, join, knit, link, mass, meet, merge, persist, set, solidify, stay, stay put, stick, stick together, take hold of, unite