/ ədˈhɪə(r); NAmE ədˈhɪr/ verb
[ v ] adhere (to sth) ( formal ) to stick firmly to sth :
Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- adhere to sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from Latin adhaerere , from ad- to + haerere to stick.