Cohered

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cohere \Co*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cohered}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Cohering}.] [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.
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              Neither knows he . . . how the solid parts of the
              body are united or cohere together.   --Locke.
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     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.
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              They have been inserted where they best seemed to
              cohere.                               --Burke.
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     3. To suit; to agree; to fit. [Obs.]
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              Had time cohered with place, or place with wishing.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     Syn: To cleave; unite; adhere; stick; suit; agree; fit; be
          consistent.
          [1913 Webster] Coherence