Added 9 October 2026
inhere
/ɪnˈhɪə/ verb
Latin root: inhaerēre Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inhere at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Be inherent in something.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin inhaerēre (“stick in, stick to, inhere to”), from in (“in”) + haereō (“stick”); see hesitate. Compare adhere, cohere.
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