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adhere
1. v. (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
wax adhered to his finger
2. v. (intransitive, figurative) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
3. v. (intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
4. v. (Scotland, legal) To affirm a judgment.

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So I must adhere to that standard even during the giddiness of this conversation.

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