adhere

One entry found for adhere.

Main Entry: ad·here
Pronunciation: ad-hi()r, d-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ad·hered; ad·her·ing
intransitive verb
1 : to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing <a gauze bandage adhering to the wound>
2 : to become joined (as in pathological adhesion) <the lung sometimes adheres to the pleura>
transitive verb : to cause to stick fast
- ad·her·ence /-hir-n(t)s/ noun