cohere

Etymology

From the Latin cohaereō (“I cohere, I cling (closely) together, I harmonise, I am consistent (with), I am in agreement with”).

verb

1. (intransitive) To stick together physically, by adhesion.
   Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force.
   Nothing coheres the way you expect. Substances float around each other until you crush them all with a blender. 2018-07-19, Zoe Williams, “Can ditching meat and dairy open up new taste sensations? My week as a foodie vegan”, in The Guardian
2. (intransitive, figurative) To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.
   Members of the party would cohere in the message they were sending.
3. (transitive, figurative) To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.
   This division suggests that Khamenei is not playing his usual role of cohering the regime during a crisis. 2022-10-02, Nicholas Carl, Kitaneh Fitzpatrick, Zachary Coles, Frederick W. Kagan, “Iran Crisis Update, October 2”, in Iran Project, Institute for the Study of War