deadhere

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verb

To detach (from)

Similar
debonddeglutinatedetachunclingunglueunpasteunstick
Opposite
adhere
OriginEnglish adhere ← Middle English *adheren ← Latin adhaereō →
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Meanings

verbdeadhere (third-person singular simple present deadheres, present participle deadhering, simple past and past participle deadhered)

present singular third person deadheres · participle present deadhering · participle past deadhered · past deadhered

  1. To detach (from)

    Synonyms: debond, deglutinate, detach, uncling, unglue, unpaste, unstick

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo detach (from)

Similar
debonddeglutinatedetachunclingunglueunpasteunstick
Opposite
adhere
Also see
detach

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Latinhaereō
  12. Latinadhaereō
  13. Middle English*adheren
  14. Englishadhere
  15. Englishdeadhere

From de- + adhere.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

headered
Cite this entry
APA

deadhere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadhere

MLA

“deadhere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadhere. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deadhere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadhere.

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