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cohere

Verb

∙ To stick together physically, by adhesion or figuratively by common purpose.
∙ To be consistent as part of a group.

BABYLON ENGLISH
cohere v.
stick together; be consistent

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
cohere
cohere
\co*here"\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. cohered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. cohering (?).] [l. cohaerere, cohaesum; co- + haerere to stick, adhere. see aghast, a.]
1. to stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass. neither knows he how the solid parts of the body are united or cohere together.
2. to be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent. they have been inserted where they best seemed to cohere.
3. to suit; to agree; to fit. [obs.] had time cohered with place, or place with wishing.

WORDNET 2.0
cohere
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) cling, cleave, adhere, stick
(hypernym) touch, adjoin, meet, contact
(hyponym) mold
(entail) attach
(verb-group) adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to
(derivation) coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness
2. cause to form a united, orderly, and aethestically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
3. have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"
(hypernym) be

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

cohere

Verb

∙ To stick together physically, by adhesion or figuratively by common purpose.
∙ To be consistent as part of a group.

BABYLON ENGLISH
cohere v.
stick together; be consistent

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
cohere
cohere
\co*here"\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. cohered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. cohering (?).] [l. cohaerere, cohaesum; co- + haerere to stick, adhere. see aghast, a.]
1. to stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass. neither knows he how the solid parts of the body are united or cohere together.
2. to be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent. they have been inserted where they best seemed to cohere.
3. to suit; to agree; to fit. [obs.] had time cohered with place, or place with wishing.

WORDNET 2.0
cohere
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) cling, cleave, adhere, stick
(hypernym) touch, adjoin, meet, contact
(hyponym) mold
(entail) attach
(verb-group) adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to
(derivation) coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness
2. cause to form a united, orderly, and aethestically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
3. have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"
(hypernym) be

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