inhere

• POS: Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: in=here

CIDE DICTIONARY

inhere, v. i. [L. inhaerere; pref. in- in + haerere to stick, hang. See Hesitate.].

 To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed in or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities.  [1913 Webster]
"They do but inhere in the subject that supports them."

OXFORD DICTIONARY

inhere, v.intr. (often foll. by in)
1 exist essentially or permanently in (goodness inheres in that child).
2 (of rights etc.) be vested in (a person etc.).

Etymology

L inhaerere inhaes- (as IN-(2), haerere to stick)

THESAURUS

inhere

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