Inhere

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɪnˈhɪə/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Alternative forms

• inhære archaic

Origin

From Latin inhaerēre, present active infinitive of inhaereō ("stick in, stick to, inhere to"), from in ("in") + haereō ("stick"); see hesitate. Compare adhere, cohere.

Full definition of inhere

Verb

1. To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something.
• 2001, Will Self, Feeding Frenzy:We had already been claimed by the split infinitives of Star Trek, were already preparing to boldly go into a world where ethics, so far from inhering in the very structure of the cosmos, was a matter of personal taste ....
• 2009, John Kraemer & Larry Gostin, The Guardian, 5 Jan 2009:Sovereignty should inhere in the people and not the government, so governments forfeit sovereignty when they commit crimes against humanity.

Related terms

• adhere
• cohere
• inherent
• inherence
• inherency

Anagrams

• herein