All 4 Uses

cleave
in
Macbeth
(Edited)

New honors come upon him,
Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould
But with the aid of use.
p. 25.2
New honors come upon him,
Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould
But with the aid of use.
p. 22.4
If you shall cleave to my consent, when 'tis,
It shall make honor for you.
p. 51.4 *
If you shall cleave to my consent, when 'tis,
It shall make honor for you.
p. 50.4 *

Definitions:

(1) (cleave as in: cleave through)
to split or cut through something

Ironically, this word can mean to split in two or to hold together.

Note that you may see cleaved, cleft, clove, or cloven as the past tense of this sense of cleave.
(2) (cleave as in: cleave to)
to hold firmly to something -- such as an object, a person or idea

Ironically, this word can mean to split in two or to hold together.

Note that you may see cleaved, clove, or clave as the past tense of this sense of cleave.
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
a proper noun or other word too rare to warrant focus