adhere vs seize upon

adhere

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

  • To affirm a judgment. 

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

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

seize upon

verb
  • To take possession of or claim (an idea, person, event, etc.) as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt. 

  • To take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to (a plan, idea, ideology, cause, practice, method, etc.); to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously. 

  • To grasp or take hold of (an object) suddenly, forcibly, or tightly. 

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