cohere

(kō hir)

intransitive verb cohered, cohering

    1. to stick together, as parts of a mass
    2. to be united by molecular cohesion
  1. to be connected naturally or logically, as by a common principle; be consistent
  2. to become or stay united in action; be in accord

Origin: L cohaerere < co-, together + haerere, to stick

See cohere in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb co·hered, co·her·ing, co·heres
verb, intransitive
  1. To stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation.
  2. To have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results: “The movie as a whole failed to cohere” (Robert Brustein).
verb, transitive
To cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole.

Origin:

Origin: Latin cohaerēre

Origin: : co-, co-

Origin: + haerēre, to cling

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