cohere
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verb (used without object), co·hered, co·her·ing.
1.
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass: The particles of wet flour cohered to form a paste.
2.
Physics. (of two or more similar substances) to be united within a body by the action of molecular forces.
4.
to agree; be congruous: Her account of the incident cohered with his.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to hold or stick firmly together |
| 2. | to be connected logically; be consistent |
| 3. | physics to be held together by the action of molecular forces |
| [C16: from Latin cohaerēre from co- together + haerēre to cling, adhere] | |
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Word Origin & History
cohere
1590s, from L. cohærere "to cleave together," from com- "together" + hærere "to stick" (see coherent). Related: Coherency, cohering.
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Example sentences
Not all the lines of thought that support the book's main thrust are equally convincing, and they do not always cohere neatly.
The lasagna you really want has had time to cohere, to settle, to cool a little.
It's too long, plot points don't always cohere, and the characters can feel hollow.
The anti-testing backlash is beginning to cohere as an integrated national effort.
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