inhaereo

ĭn-haerĕo, haesi, haesum, 2, v. n., to stick in, to stick, hang, or cleave to, to adhere to, inhere in.

Lit.

With abl.:

sidera suis sedibus inhaerent,

Cic. Univ. 10:

animi, qui corporibus non inhaerent,

id. Div. 1, 50, 114:

visceribus,

id. Tusc. 2, 8, 20:

constantior quam nova collibus arbor,

Hor. Epod. 12, 20:

occupati regni finibus,

Vell. 2, 129, 3:

prioribus vestigiis,

i. e. continues in his former path, Col. 9, 8, 10:

cervice,

Ov. M. 11, 403.—

With ad and acc.:

ad saxa inhaerentes,

Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100.—

With in and abl.:

in visceribus,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 11, 24:

in rei natura,

id. de Or. 2, 39, 163.—

With dat.:

conjux umeris abeuntis inhaerens,

Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 79:

pectoribus nostris,

id. ib. 1, 6, 3:

tergo,

id. M. 9, 54. —

Absol.:

linguae,

Cic. Div. 2, 46, 96: inhaesuro similis (canis), as if about to hang on the hare, i. e. to fasten on her, Ov. M. 1, 535:

dextram amplexus inhaesit,

Verg. A. 8, 124. —

Trop., to cling to, adhere to, engage deeply or closely in; to be closely connected with, etc.; with in and abl.:

inhaeret in mentibus quoddam augurium,

is inherent in our minds, Cic. Tusc. 1, 15, 33.— Absol.:

opinatio inhaerens et penitus insita,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 11, 26.—With dat.:

virtutes semper voluptatibus inhaerent,

are always connected with, id. Fin. 1, 20, 68:

vultibus illa tuis, tanquam praesentis inhaeret,

she hangs upon your features, gazes at, Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 19:

pectoribus tu nostris inhaeres,

id. ib. 1, 6, 3:

oculis animisque,

Vell. 1, 14, 1:

paene stulta est inhaerentium oculis ingeniorum enumeratio,

that are before the eyes, plainly to be seen, id. 2, 36, 3:

illa meis oculis species abeuntis inhaeret,

Ov. H. 2, 91:

excidere proxima, vetera inhaerere,

Quint. 11, 2, 6:

memoriae inhaerent fidelius quae, etc.,

id. 10, 6, 2: scio memoriae tuae preces nostras inhaerere, Plin. et Traj. Ep. 12, 1: studiis, to apply one ' s self to, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 11:

studio operatus inhaesi,

id. M. 8, 865:

semper alicui,

to be always about one, id. A. A. 3, 561:

Lysippum statuae unius lineamentis inhaerentem, inopia exstinxit,

constantly intent upon, Petr. 88:

conpendendis rebus pertinaciter inhaerere,

to be obstinately bent on, Amm. 21, 13, 11.—With acc.:

pejores inhaesimus laqueos,

App. M. 8, p. 209.

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ĭnhaeresco, haesi, haesum, 3, v. inch. n. [inhaereo], to stick fast, cleave, adhere to.

Lit.:

in sordibus aurium, tamquam in visco,

Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144:

ne quid emineret ubi ignis hostium inhaeresceret,

Caes. B. C. 2, 9:

sucus villis,

Plin. 12, 17, 37, § 74. —

Trop.:

poëtae inhaerescunt penitus in mentibus,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 2, 3.