disadhere

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verb

To remove an object from adhesion; unstick.

OriginEnglish adhere ← Middle English *adheren ← Latin adhaereō →
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Meanings

verbdisadhere (third-person singular simple present disadheres, present participle disadhering, simple past and past participle disadhered)

present singular third person disadheres · participle present disadhering · participle past disadhered · past disadhered

  1. transitiveTo remove an object from adhesion; unstick.
  2. intransitiveTo lose adhesive ability.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  11. Proto-Italic*ad
  12. Proto-Italic*ad-
  13. Latinad-
  14. Latinhaereō
  15. Latinadhaereō
  16. Middle English*adheren
  17. Englishadhere
  18. Englishdisadhere

From dis- + adhere.

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APA

disadhere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disadhere

MLA

“disadhere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disadhere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disadhere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disadhere.

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