cohere

Meanings

• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
  • "The sushi rice grains cohere"
• cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
  • "Religion can cohere social groups"
• have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
  • "the principles by which societies cohere"

Synonyms

adhere, cleave, cling, stick