COHERE

verb (~d; cohering) Etymology: Latin cohaerēre, from co- + haerēre to stick Date: 1598 intransitive verb 1. to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass, to display cohesion of plant parts, to hold together as a mass of parts that ~, 3. to become united in principles, relationships, or interests, to be logically or aesthetically consistent, transitive verb to cause (parts or components) to ~, see: stick