Cohere

//koʊˈhɪɚ// verb

verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To stick together physically, by adhesion. intransitive

    "Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force."

  2. 2
    come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation wordnet
  3. 3
    To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose. figuratively, intransitive

    "Members of the party would cohere in the message they were sending."

  4. 4
    have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results wordnet
  5. 5
    To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose. figuratively, transitive

    "This division suggests that Khamenei is not playing his usual role of cohering the regime during a crisis."

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  1. 6
    cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole wordnet

Synonyms

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clingaccordadhereadhereagglomerateagree

Example

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"Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force."

Etymology

From the Latin cohaereō (“cohere, cling (closely) together, harmonise, be consistent (with), be in agreement with”).

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common purpose

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