inhere
/ɪnˈhɪə/ verb
Forms inheres inhering inhered inhære
- verb (uncommon) To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inhaerēre (“stick in, stick to, inhere to”), from in (“in”) + haereō (“stick”); see hesitate. Compare adhere, cohere.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities.
Etymology [L. inhaerere; pref. in- in + haerere to stick, hang. See Hesitate.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “inhere”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details