/ kəʊˈhɪə(r); NAmE koʊˈhɪr/ verb [ v ] cohere (with sth) ( formal )
1.
( of different ideas, arguments, sentences, etc. ) to have a clear logical connection so that together they make a whole :
This view does not cohere with their other beliefs.
2.
( of people ) to work closely together :
It can be difficult to get a group of people to cohere.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin cohaerere , from co- together + haerere to stick.