The difference between Adhere and Conglutinate

When used as verbs, adhere means to stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does, whereas conglutinate means to stick or glue together.


Conglutinate is also adjective with the meaning: glued together.

check bellow for the other definitions of Adhere and Conglutinate

  1. Adhere as a verb (intransitive):

    To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: cleave cling stick Thesaurus:adhere"

    "wax adhered to his finger"

  2. Adhere as a verb (intransitive, figurative):

    To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.

  3. Adhere as a verb (intransitive, figurative):

    To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

  4. Adhere as a verb (Scotland, legal):

    To affirm a judgment.

  1. Conglutinate as a verb:

    To stick or glue together.

  2. Conglutinate as a verb:

    To join together; to unite.

  1. Conglutinate as an adjective:

    Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.