cohere
(verb)
verb
1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- The sushi rice grains cohere
Similar word(s): adhere, cleave, cling, stick
Definition categories: contact, adjoin, meet, touch
2. cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
- Religion can cohere social groups
Definition categories: stative, alter, change, modify
3. have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
- the principles by which societies cohere
Definition categories: stative, be
Sentences with cohere as a verb:
- Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force.
- Members of the party would cohere in the message they were sending.