what does cohere mean?
COHERE as VERB
- Meaning
- come or be in close contact with
- stick or hold together and resist separation
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Usage Example(s)
- The dress clings to her body
- The label stuck to the box
- The sushi rice grains cohere
Hypernyms(s) cohere is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Entail(s)
- Meaning
- have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
Usage Example(s)
- the principles by which societies cohere
Hypernyms(s) cohere is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- cause to form a united, orderly, and aethestically consistent whole
Usage Example(s)
- Religion can cohere social groups
Hypernyms(s) cohere is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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