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Unhold vs Adhere - What's the difference?

unhold | adhere |

As verbs the difference between unhold and adhere

is that unhold is to unhand, release from one's grasp, let go of while adhere is 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.

unhold

English

Verb

  • (obsolete) To unhand, release from one's grasp, let go of.
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    adhere

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Verb

    (adher)
  • To stick fast or , as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
  • 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.
  • To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

    • Related terms

    * adherent * adherence * adhesive * cohere * inhere

    Antonyms

    * cleave

    Anagrams

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