adhere

About 3.74 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

   Wax adhered to his finger.

2. verb To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
3. verb To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
4. verb To fasten by adhesion.
5. verb To affirm a judgment.

Similar words

bind cohere stick with accede stick by stand by stick to comply stick bond

Often followed by

to strictly closely in more firmly and together as

Word family

adhered adheres adhering