cohere

/kō-ˈhir/

borrowed from Latin cohaerēre "to stick together, be in contact with, be connected," from co- co-haerēre "to be closely attached, stick," going back to a stem *hais-, of obscure origin

verb

  1. to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass; broadly : stick, adhere

  2. to display cohesion of plant parts

  3. to hold together as a mass of parts that cohere

stick adhere cohere cling cleave mean to become closely attached. stick implies attachment by affixing or by being glued together. adhere is often interchangeable with stick but sometimes implies a growing together.