- (v.i.) 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.
- (v.i.) 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.
- (v.i.) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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