INHERE

inhere

(verb) be inherent in something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

inhere (third-person singular simple present inheres, present participle inhering, simple past and past participle inhered)

to be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something

Anagrams

• Henrie, herein, rheine

Source: Wiktionary


In*here", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inhered; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhering.] Etym: [L. inhaerere; pref. in- in + haerere to stick, hang. See Hesitate.]

Definition: To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities. They do but inhere in the subject that supports them. Digby.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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