cohere
cohere Lexical Profile
cohere Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To form a unified, logical, or aesthetically consistent whole; to be logically connected.
"The various subplots of the novel finally cohere in the concluding chapters."
To stick or hold tightly together in a solid mass (especially of particles or parts of the same substance).
"Wet sand grains cohere much more readily than dry ones because of surface tension."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'cohere' with 'adhere': 'cohere' means for parts of the same whole or substance to stick together internally, whereas 'adhere' means for one distinct thing to stick to a separate surface or to follow a rule.
• Rhymes for cohere
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Latin cohaerere ('to cleave or stick together'), formed from the prefix co- ('together') and haerere ('to stick' or 'to cling'), the same root found in 'adhere' and 'inherent'.