to cohere

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To stick together physically, by adhesion or figuratively by common purpose

Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force.

to stick together
{v} to stick together, agree, suit, fit
To suit; to agree; to fit
have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"
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"
have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere" cause to form a united, orderly, and aethestically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups
cause to form a united, orderly, and aethestically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups"
To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass
stick together; all the details in an essay must cohere so that the reader can move smoothly from one bit of supporting information to the next
If the different elements of a piece of writing, a piece of music, or a set of ideas cohere, they fit together well so that they form a united whole. The various elements of the novel fail to cohere This coheres with Peel's championing of alternative music The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole. = hang together
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
To be consistent as part of a group
cause to form a united, orderly, and aethestically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups
{f} stick together; be consistent
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