inhere
verb
intransitive verb
Did you know?
You're probably familiar with inherent, the adjective meaning "part of the constitution or natural character of something," but were you aware of its less common relative inhere? This verb looks like it could be a back-formation of inherent (a back-formation is a word created by removing a prefix or suffix from an existing word), but usage evidence of the two words makes it difficult to tell for sure. Both inhere and inherent date to the late 16th century and are derived from the Latin verb inhaerēre ("to inhere"), which was itself formed by combining in- with haerēre, a verb meaning "to adhere."
Example Sentences
Alexandra Kleeman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2020 Great utility still inheres in the oceans if it is understood in light of what soon may come. Mark Helprin, National Review, 16 Apr. 2020 Methodologically speaking, though, the gap between these two more basic strategies may speak to a fundamental paradox that inheres in archival projects more generally. Jacob Brogan, Slate Magazine, 22 Feb. 2017 So is the cult of personality that inheres in the presidency, augmented by Trump’s celebrity. Rich Lowry, National Review, 27 Oct. 2017 Word History
Middle English enheren to be a companion, belong, from Latin inhaerēre to be attached, from in- + haerēre to adhere
1586, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing inhere
- duplex process
- duplex pump
- duplex querela
- duplex steel
- duplexed
- duplexer
- duplexers
- duplexes
- duplexest
- duplexing
- duplexite
- duplexities
- duplexity
- duplexxest
- duplicabilities
- duplicable
- duplicand
- duplicando
- duplicands
- duplicatable
- duplicate
- duplicate board
- duplicate bridge
- duplicate factor
- duplicate gene