intransitive verb cohered -·hered′, cohering -·her′·ing

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

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