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inhere

[in-heer]

verb (used without object)

inhered, inhering 
  1. to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent.

    the advantages that inhere in a democratic system.



inhere

/ ÉŖ²Ōˈ³óÉŖÉ™ /

verb

  1. to be an inseparable part (of)

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • preinhere verb (used without object)
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of inhere1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin ¾±²Ō³ó²¹±š°łÅ§°ł±š, equivalent to in- in- 2 + ³ó²¹±š°łÅ§°ł±š ā€œto stickā€
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of inhere1

C16: from Latin in³ó²¹±š°łÅ§°ł±š to stick in, from ³ó²¹±š°łÅ§°ł±š to stick
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By contrast, Aristotle believed that color inhered in objects.

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Elusiveness inheres, of course, in our feelings before nature, which can seem pregnant with significance even as its actual meanings remain just out of reach.

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Despite the difficulties that inhere in Holocaust memoir — we believe we know this history, and its subject matter defies language — ā€œMala’s Catā€ is fresh, unsentimental and utterly unpredictable.

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In Shakespeare’s play, the occult is an expression of what already inheres in the protagonist’s psychology.

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The right to hang banners is a small thing, but the value of free speech inheres in acts of individual expression just as much as in grand statements of collective purpose.

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