cohere

Verb
  1. Come or be in close contact with;
    Stick or hold together and resist separation (synset 201223449)
    "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
    entail: attach - become attached
    is a type of: adjoin, contact, meet, touch - be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    subtypes:
    • mold - fit tightly, follow the contours of
    • conglutinate - stick together
    • agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
    same as: adhere, cleave, cling, stick
    verb group:
  2. Cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole (synset 202759517)
    "Religion can cohere social groups"
    causes: cohere - have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. Have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results (synset 202759301)
    "the principles by which societies cohere"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

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