| Pronunciation: | | in'heer
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| Matching Terms: | | inhere in, inherence, inherent, inherent aptitude, inherently, inherit, inheritability, inheritable, inheritably, inheritance, inheritance of acquired characteristics, inheritance tax, inherited, inherited disease, inherited disorder, inheriting, inheritor, inheritress, inheritrix, inherse
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| | Definition: | | [v] be inherent in something |
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| | See Also: | | belong, consist, dwell, lie, lie in |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inhered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Inhering}.] [L. inhaerere; pref. in- in + haerere to
stick, hang. See {Hesitate}.]
To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed or permanently
incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as
attributes or qualities.
They do but inhere in the subject that supports them.
--Digby.
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| | Related Terms: | | abide in, be born so, be coextensive with, be comprised in, be constituted by, be contained in, be found, be located, be met with, be present, be present in, be situated, be there, consist in, dwell, dwell in, exist, exist in, indwell, inhabit, inhere in, lie, lie in, occur, permeate by nature, remain, repose in, reside, reside in, rest in, stand, subsist in |
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