COHERED

Verb

cohered

simple past tense and past participle of cohere

Anagrams

• chordee, derecho, heredoc, ochered

Source: Wiktionary


COHERE

Co*here", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cohered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cohering.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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