[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

adhere \adhere"\, v. i. imp.  p. p. adhered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. adhering. l. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to
   stick: cf. f. adh'erer. 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. to be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to
      agree. "nor time nor place did then adhere." "every thing
      adheres together." --shak.
      1913 webster

   syn: to attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold
        1913 webster
see also:
adhered adhering aghast 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

adhere
     v 1: be compatible or in accordance with; "you must adhere to the
          rules"
     2: follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "they
        adhered to their plan"
     3: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and
        resist separation; "the dress clings to her body"; "the
        label stuck to the box"; "the sushi rice grains cohere"
        syn: cling, cleave, stick, cohere
     4: be a devoted follower or supporter; "the residents of this
        village adhered to catholicism"; "she sticks to her
        principles" syn: stick
     5: be loyal to; "she stood by her husband in times of trouble";
        "the friends stuck together through the war" syn: stand
        by, stick by, stick
     6: stick to firmly; "will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
        syn: hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to
see also:
cling cleave stick cohere stand by stick by 
hold fast bond bind stick to 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

44 moby thesaurus words for "adhere":
   agglomerate, bunch, clasp, cleave, clinch, cling, cling to, clot,
   cluster, coagulate, cohere, combine, come together, communicate,
   congeal, conglomerate, connect, converge, embrace, freeze to,
   grasp, grow together, hang on, hang together, hold, hold on,
   hold together, hug, intercommunicate, join, knit, link, mass, meet,
   merge, persist, set, solidify, stay, stay put, stick,
   stick together, take hold of, unite

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