cohere

Verbs

  • (v) 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,
  • (v) cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
    • Religion can cohere social groups
  • (v) have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
    • the principles by which societies cohere

Synonyms

cling adhere cleave stick

Words of close approximity

coherence coherency coherent coherently