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Definition of 'cohere'

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cohere

(koʊhɪəʳ )
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense coheres , present participle cohering , past tense, past participle cohered
verb
If the different elements of a piece of writing, a piece of music, or a set of ideas cohere, they fit together well so that they form a united whole.
The various elements of the novel fail to cohere. [VERB]
This coheres with Peel's championing of alternative music. [VERB + with]
The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole. [VERB]
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Word Frequency

cohere in British

(kəʊˈhɪə )
verb (intransitive)
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
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Word origin of 'cohere'
C16: from Latin cohaerēre from co- together + haerēre to cling, adhere
Word Frequency

cohere in American

(koʊˈhɪr ; kōhirˈ)
verb intransitiveWord forms: coˈhered or coˈhering
1. 
a. 
to stick together, as parts of a mass
b. 
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
SIMILAR WORDS:  stick
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'cohere'
L cohaerere < co-, together + haerere, to stick

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  • coheir
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