cohere[verb]Synonyms: stick, adhere, cleave, cling, agree, accord, check, check out, comport, conform, correspond, dovetail, fit (in), go
Contrasted words: disembarrass, disentangle, untangle
Related Words: blend,
coalesce,
fuse,
merge,
associate,
combine,
connect,
join,
unite [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
co‧here /kəʊˈhɪə $ koʊˈhɪr/
verb [intransitive] [
Word Family: verb:
cohere;
noun:
coherence ≠
incoherence;
adverb:
coherently ≠
incoherently;
adjective:
coherent ≠
incoherent]
[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: cohaerere, from co- ( ⇒ co-) + haerere 'to stick']
1. if ideas, arguments, beliefs, statements etc cohere, they are connected in a clear and reasonable way ⇒
coherent:
All the details are there and are correct but they don’t cohere.2. if two objects cohere, they stick together
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