cohere
1 of 1verb/koʊˈhɪr/
Forms:coheres,cohering,cohered,cohered
1
to come together and form a unified whole
- The various chapters of the book cohere to offer a comprehensive story.
- The musical notes, though different, cohere to form a harmonious melody.
- Different cultures in the city cohere, celebrating unity in diversity.
- Water molecules cohere due to hydrogen bonding.
- The fragments failed to cohere into a single structure.
2
to have parts or ideas that fit together logically or harmoniously
- His argument didn't cohere because the evidence was weak.
- The novel coheres beautifully despite its complex plot.
- Her speech failed to cohere, leaving the audience confused.
- All elements of the painting cohere into a balanced composition.
- The theory coheres well with recent scientific findings.
3
to bring separate elements together so they form an organized, harmonious, or unified result
- The editor cohered the scattered articles into a cohesive magazine issue.
- The director's vision cohered the actors' performances into a masterpiece.
- A skilled designer can cohere diverse styles into a single theme.
- The teacher cohered the students' ideas into a solid group project.
- The software coheres multiple data sources into one unified report.