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co·here  (k-hîr)

v. co·hered, co·her·ing, co·heres

v.intr.

1. To stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation.

2. To have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results: "The movie as a whole failed to cohere" (Robert Brustein).

v.tr.

To cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole.

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[Latin cohaerre : co-, co- + haerre, to cling.]

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cohere [kəʊˈhɪə]

vb (intr)

1. to hold or stick firmly together

2. to be connected logically; be consistent

3. (Physics / General Physics) Physics to be held together by the action of molecular forces

[from Latin cohaerēre from co- together + haerēre to cling, adhere]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" cling, adhere, cleave, stick adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" mold - fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure" conglutinate - stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated" agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"
	2.	cohere - cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	cohere - have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

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cohere

verb

be consistent, be logical, hang together, hold good, hold water, agree, square, correspond, consolidate, be connected, harmonize This article fails to cohere as a single work.

Translations

cohere [kəʊˈˈhɪəʳ] VI → adherirse, pegarse; [ideas] → formar un conjunto sólido, ser consecuentes

cohere [kəʊˈhɪə^r] vi (= hang together) [ideas] → être cohérent(e); [elements] → former un ensemble cohérent
to cohere with sth → être dans la logique de qch

cohere

vi

(lit) → zusammenhängen

(fig, community) → ein Ganzes or eine Einheit bilden; (essay, symphony etc) → in sich geschlossen sein; (argument, reasoning, style) → kohärent or zusammenhängend sein