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cohere

/ cohere /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
"the principles by which societies cohere"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
cause to form a united, orderly, and aethestically consistent whole
"Religion can cohere social groups"
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
touch adjoin meet
Kinds of:
mold conglutinate agglutinate
Derived:
coherence coherency cohesion cohesiveness adhesiveness
Verb group:
adhere hold fast bond bind stick
Entails:
attach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
24
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Related Words

be change alter modify touch adjoin meet mold conglutinate agglutinate