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cohere.

To stick together physically, by adhesion.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kəʊˈhɪə/UK/koʊˈhɪɚ/US
  1. To stick together physically, by adhesion.

    intransitive
    Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force.
  2. To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

    figuratively · intransitive
    Members of the party would cohere in the message they were sending.
  3. To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereōbor. English cohere Borrowed from Latin cohaereō (“cohere, cling (closely) together, harmonise, be consistent (with), be in agreement with”).

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