cohere

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US /koʊˈhɪr/ UK /kəʊˈhɪə/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

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verb
to hold together or form a unified, logical whole

The essay's arguments failed to cohere into a clear thesis.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to hold together or form a... unite cling adhere stick consolidate connect agree correspond

Opposites

separate disintegrate scatter crumble

Word family

Derived forms coherence coherentcoherercoherency

Related forms cohesion cohesive adhere inhere

Etymology

From Latin cohaerēre 'to stick together', from co- 'together' + haerēre 'to stick, cling'.

cohaerēre Latin haerēre Latin

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# cohere

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** koʊˈhɪr
**IPA (UK):** kəʊˈhɪə

## Meanings
1. to hold together or form a unified, logical whole

## Examples
- The essay's arguments failed to cohere into a clear thesis.

## Synonyms
- unite
- cling
- adhere
- stick
- consolidate
- connect
- agree
- correspond

## Antonyms
- separate
- disintegrate
- scatter
- crumble

## Derived Forms
- coherence
- coherent
- coherer
- coherency

## Related Forms
- cohesion
- cohesive
- adhere
- inhere

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cohaerēre
- Root: haerēre

## Etymology
From Latin cohaerēre 'to stick together', from co- 'together' + haerēre 'to stick, cling'.

## AI Etymology
Cohere comes from Latin cohaerēre 'to stick together', from co- 'together' + haerēre 'to stick, cling'. The historical trail runs through Latin cohaerēre and Latin haerēre. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to hold together or form a unified, logical whole. Derived formations include coherence, coherent, coherer, coherency; related forms include cohesion, cohesive, adhere, inhere.

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