different between unite vs adhere

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?n?tus, perfect passive participle of ?ni?.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: yo?o-n?t?, yo?o-, IPA^(key): /ju?na?t/, /j??na?t/, [ju??na???], [ju??na??(?)t?], [j??na???], [j??na??(?)t?], [j??na???], [j??na??(?)t?]
• Rhymes: -a?t
• Hyphenation: u?nite

Verb

unite (third-person singular simple present unites, present participle uniting, simple past and past participle united)

1. (transitive) To bring together as one.

2. (reciprocal) To come together as one.

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Translations

Noun

unite (plural unites)

1. (Britain, historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland.
   • 1968, Seaby's coin and medal bulletin (issues 593-604, page 198)

     Occasionally Scots and Irish coins are also found. The gold hoards consist entirely of crown gold unites, half unites and quarter unites from the reigns of James I and Charles I.

Anagrams

• untie

Interlingua

Adjective

unite (not comparable)

1. united

Participle

unite

1. past participle of unir

Italian

Verb

unite

1. second-person plural present indicative of unire
2. second-person plural imperative of unire
3. plural of unito

Anagrams

• tenui

Latin

Verb

?n?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?ni?

English

Alternative forms

• adhære (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English *adheren (suggested by Middle English adherande (“adhering, adherent”, present participle)), from Latin adhaer?re, adhaesum: ad (“to”) + haer?re (“to stick”). Compare French adhérer.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æd?hi?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Verb

adhere (third-person singular simple present adheres, present participle adhering, simple past and past participle adhered)

1. (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

   Synonyms: cleave, cling, stick; see also Thesaurus:adhere

   • 1905, Anna Botsford Comstock, How to Keep Bees Chapter 16

     The sure test of the presence of the disease is found in the dead body of the larva, which is dark and discoloured; and if a toothpick or pin be thrust into it and then drawn back, the body contents will adhere to it in a stringy mass, to the extent of a half or even an entire inch, as if it were mucous or glue; later the bodies of the larvae dry and appear as black scales in the cell bottoms.

   • December 23 2016, Victoria Neff in Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, The story of mistletoe

     Mistletoe is an evergreen perennial shrub that has female plants that produce white berries. These white berries are a favorite food of birds who help to reseed the sticky seeds that adhere to tree branches.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
   • 1829, Washington Irving, Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Chapter 20

     King Ferdinand adopted the magnanimous measure recommended by the queen, but he accompanied it with several shrewd conditions, exacting tribute, military services, and safe passages and maintenance for Christian troops throughout the places which should adhere to Boabdil.

   • 1913, William Stanley Braithwaite, A Foremost American Lyrist: An Appreciation

     She has conceived the high function of poetry as an interpretation and criticism of life, adhering to the canons of her beloved master, Matthew Arnold, and has proven her worth, and the right to receive and exercise the spiritual influence inherited from that great and austere poet.

   • December 13 2016, Secret aid worker, Secret aid worker: NGOs can be efficient, if it involves sacrificing staff

     But from then on, everything went full speed. A tight timeline was adhered to and it became clear that the organisation’s new direction saw no value in keeping or developing the talents it had previously hired.
3. (intransitive, figuratively) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
   • 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone

     For the most part, Hefner's female companions all adhered to the same mold: twentysomething, bosomy and blonde. "Well, I guess I know what I like," he once said when asked about his preferences.

4. (Scotland, law) To affirm a judgment.

Usage notes

• The verb is intransitive but often takes the preposition "to".

Related terms

• adherent
• adherence
• adhesive
• cohere
• deadhere
• inhere

Translations

Anagrams

• Hardee, header, heared, hedera, rehead

Latin

Verb

adh?r?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of adh?re?