Ad*here" (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Adhered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Adhering (?).] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad +
haerere to stick: cf. F. adhérer. 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