Word family noun coherence ≠ incoherence adjective coherent ≠ incoherent verb cohere adverb coherently ≠ incoherently
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcohereco‧here /kəʊˈhɪə $ koʊˈhɪr/ verb [intransitive] 1 CONNECTED WITHif ideas, arguments, beliefs, statements etc cohere, they are connected in a clear and reasonable way → coherent All the details are there and are correct but they don’t cohere.2 STICKif two objects cohere, they stick together→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
cohere• Homologous parts tend to vary in the same way, and homologous parts tend to cohere.• Always stress what can be seen to cohere and fit together before attending to what does not fit.• It is an image, by and large, that coheres and satisfies.• But they don't cohere, don't add up.• It began to cohere into a picture that my mind was very reluctant to develop.Origin cohere (1500-1600) Latin cohaerere, from co- ( → CO-) + haerere “to stick” 