v.
Pronunciation: ad- ' hir, ə d-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: ad · hered ; ad · her · ing
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French adhérer, from Latin adhaer ē re, from ad- + haer ē 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