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.