cohere

v., -hered, -her·ing, -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.

[Latin cohaerēre : co-, co- + haerēre, to cling.]

(ko-HEER)

verb intr.
To be united; to work or hold together.

Etymology
From Latin cohaerere, from co- (together) + haerere (to stick)

Usage
"I learned to slip back and forth between my black and white worlds, understanding that each possessed its own language and customs and structures of meaning, convinced that with a bit of translation on my part the two worlds world eventually cohere." — Barack Obama; Dreams From My Father; Times Books; 1995. http://amazon.com/o/asin/1400082773/ws00-20

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verb

To hold fast: adhere, bond, cleave, cling, stick. See connect.

v

Definition: agree, conform
Antonyms: disagree, dispute, not conform

v

Definition: stick to, cling
Antonyms: divide, fall off, separate

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v

To stick together, to unite, to form a solid mass.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - hænge sammen, være logisk
v. tr. - få til at hænge sammen

Nederlands (Dutch)
samenkleven/-hangen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se tenir ensemble, rester unis (des parties d'un ensemble), se suivre (logiquement), être cohérent
v. tr. - faire tenir ensemble (des matériaux)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zusammenhalten, in sich geschlossen sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συνενώνομαι, διατηρώ συνοχή ή ειρμό, χαρακτηρίζομαι από λογικό ειρμό

Italiano (Italian)
essere coerente, aderire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aderir, ser coerente

Русский (Russian)
соединяться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - adherirse, pegarse
v. tr. - adherir, pegar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hänga ihop, ha sammanhang

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
粘着, 紧凑, 凝结, 使...结合成一体

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 粘著, 緊湊, 凝結
v. tr. - 使...結合成一體

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 밀착하다, 시종일관하다
v. tr. - 통합되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 密着する, 凝集する, 結合する, 一致する, 筋が立つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) التصق ب, ارتبط, تماسك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮היה עקבי, התלכד, היה קשור עם‬
v. tr. - ‮הביא ליצירת מכלול עקבי מבחינה אסתטית, מסודר ומאוחד‬

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