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[ verb ] be compatible or in accordance with
Examples "You must adhere to the rules" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Durkheim noted long_ago that religion as `` a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things - unite [ s ] into one single moral community - all those who adhere to them '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
Examples "They adhered to their plan" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)If Bultmann 's own definition of myth is strictly adhered to ( and it is interesting that this is almost never done by those who make such pronouncements ) , the evidence is overwhelming that he does not at all exaggerate the extent to which the mythological concepts of traditional theology have become incredible and irrelevant . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)An examination of some forty catalogs of schools offering courses in interior_design , for_the_most_part schools accredited by membership in the National_Association_of_Schools_of_Art , and a further `` on_the_spot '' inspection of a number of schools , show their courses adhere pretty closely to the recommendations . Related terms |
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[ verb ] come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
Examples "The dress clings to her body" "The label stuck to the box" "The sushi rice grains cohere" Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)Through 1911 and 1912 , as the Cubist facet-plane 's tendency to adhere to the literal surface became harder and harder to deny , the task of keeping the surface at arm's_length fell all the more to eye-undeceiving contrivances . Related terms touch mold conglutinate agglutinate stick coherence adhesiveness attach |
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[ verb ] be a devoted follower or supporter
Synonyms Examples "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism" "She sticks to her principles" Related terms |
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[ verb ] stick to firmly
Examples "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" Related terms attach bind cling attachment adhesiveness gummed_label fastener |
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