Thesaurus: cohere

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1. a. To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass.
2. a. 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.
3. a. To suit; to agree; to fit.
4. v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
5. v. cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
6. v. have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
7. 1. To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass. Neither knows he . . . how the solid parts of the body are united or cohere together. Locke. 2. 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. They have been inserted where they best seemed to cohere. Burke. 3. To suit; to agree; to fit. [Obs.] Had time cohered with place, or place with wishing. Shak. Syn. -- To cleave; unite; adhere; stick; suit; agree; fit; be consistent.
8. v:100 v. cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole v. have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results