cohere

  • 21cohere — [kə(ʊ) hɪə] verb 1》 hold firmly together; form a whole. 2》 (of an argument or theory) be logically consistent. Origin C16: from L. cohaerere, from co together + haerere to stick …

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  • 22cohere — v. n. 1. Adhere or cleave to each other, stick together, hold together. 2. [With with.] Suit, fit, agree, square, tally, coincide, comport. 3. Be consistent, be rationally connected, make sense, tally or agree or comport with each other …

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  • 23cohere — v 1. stick, adhere, cleve, accrete, cling, clasp; fasten, attach, bind, fuse, seal, fix; conglutinate, join, conjoin, coalesce, unify, unite; combine, amalgamate, consolidate, connect, come together, converge; congeal, gel, gelatinize, gelatinate …

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  • 24cohere — co·here …

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  • 25cohere — co•here [[t]koʊˈhɪər[/t]] v. i. hered, her•ing 1) to stick together; hold fast, as parts of the same mass 2) phs (of two or more similar substances) to be united within a body by molecular forces 3) to be logically connected 4) to agree; be… …

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  • 26cohere — /koʊˈhɪə / (say koh hear) verb (i) (cohered, cohering) 1. to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass. 2. to be naturally or logically connected. 3. to agree; be congruous. {Latin cohaerēre stick together} …

  • 27cohere —   v.i. adhere together; be united or consistent.    ♦ coherence, n.    ♦ coherent, a. sensible; intelligible.    ♦ coherer, n. Radio, early form of detector, based on an imperfect contact …

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  • 28cohere — v.intr. 1 (of parts or a whole) stick together, remain united. 2 (of reasoning etc.) be logical or consistent. Etymology: L cohaerere cohaes (as CO , haerere stick) …

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  • 29adhere, cohere — These words have related meanings, as is suggested by their common Latin root (here, from haerere), which implies sticking or clinging together. One object adheres to another through the use of glue; a person adheres to a belief, a cause, a… …

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  • 30Cohered — Cohere Co*here , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cohered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cohering}.] [L. cohaerere, cohaesum; co + haerere to stick, adhere. See {Aghast}, a.] 1. To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass. [1913… …

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