"cohere" in the verb sense

1. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere

come or be in close contact with stick or hold together and resist separation

"The dress clings to her body"

"The label stuck to the box"

"The sushi rice grains cohere"

2. cohere

cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole

"Religion can cohere social groups"

3. cohere

have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results

"the principles by which societies cohere"

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