English → Latin
“adhere” in Latin
amplectorto surround, encircle or entwine; to embrace, hug, clasp or grasp; to include, comprise, containdēdōto hand over, surrender, give up, consign, deliver, yield, abandon; to devote, dedicatefaveōto be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect; to favor; tsequorto follow, to come or go after, to pursue; to accede or conform to, follow, comply with; to attend, accompany
The English word adhere itself goes back to Latin haereō, through adhaereō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
adhere
adhaerere alicui rei Hence, to cling to; of properties, customs, etc.: haerere alicui: manere (to remain). Sin adheres to him, haeret ei peccatum.
Cling to; am devoted to, adhaeresco alicui rei: amplector or amplexus teneo aliquid. To adhere to justice and virtue, justitiae honestatique adhaerescere: justitiam honestatemque amplecti.
Hence = to be an adherent of anybody, deditum, addictum esse, favere, studere alicui: favere alicujus partibus; studiosum esse alicujus; esse e partibus alicujus; sequi, sectari aliquem; sequi alicujus auctoritatem; assectari aliquem; assectam or sectatorem esse alicujus (the last three especially of the followers of some more powerful person). To adhere to a philosophical sect, sequi pbilosophiam; esse ab aliqua disciplina.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for adhere?
- The usual Latin words for “adhere” are amplector, dēdō, faveō; also sequor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.