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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cohere \Co*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cohered}; p. pr & vb n. {Cohering}.] [L. cohaerere cohaesum co- + haerere to stick, adhere. See {Aghast}, a.] 1. To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast as parts of the same mass. Neither knows he . . . how the solid parts of the body are united or cohere together. --Locke. 2. To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent. They have been inserted where they best seemed to cohere. --Burke. 3. To suit; to agree; to fit [Obs.] Had time cohered with place or place with wishing. --Shak. Syn: To cleave; unite; adhere; stick; suit; agree; fit be consistent.
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