unadhere

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verb

To lose adhesive ability; disadhere.

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

verbunadhere (third-person singular simple present unadheres, present participle unadhering, simple past and past participle unadhered)

present singular third person unadheres · participle present unadhering · participle past unadhered · past unadhered

  1. intransitiveTo lose adhesive ability; disadhere.

Origin

  1. Englishun-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  3. Proto-Italic*ad
  4. Proto-Italic*ad-
  5. Latinad-
  6. Latinhaereō
  7. Latinadhaereō
  8. Middle English*adheren
  9. Englishadhere
  10. Englishunadhere

From un- + adhere.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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