Definition of COHERE

cohere

Verb

Verb Forms: cohered, cohering, coheres

  • To stick together or be logically consistent.
  • come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
    • "The sushi rice grains cohere"
  • cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
    • "Religion can cohere social groups"
  • have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
    • "the principles by which societies cohere"
  • To stick together physically, by adhesion.
  • To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.
  • To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

Examples

  • His strategy failed to COHERE, resulting in a scattered board and low scores.
  • Members of the party would cohere in the message they were sending.
  • Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force.

Origin / Etymology

From the Latin cohaereō (“cohere, cling (closely) together, harmonise, be consistent (with), be in agreement with”).

Synonyms

adhere, cleave, cling, stick

Scrabble Score: 11

cohere: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cohere: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cohere: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

cohere: valid Words With Friends Word