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Cohered vs Cowered - What's the difference?

cohered | cowered |

As verbs the difference between cohered and cowered

is that cohered is (cohere) while cowered is (cower).

cohered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (cohere)

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    cohere

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Verb

  • To stick together physically, by adhesion or figuratively by common purpose.
    • Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force .
  • To be consistent as part of a group.
    • Members of the party would cohere in the message they were sending.

    Related terms

    * adhere * coherence * coherent * cohesive * inhere

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    cowered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cower)

    • cower

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) kuren or from Scandinavian ((etyl) . Unrelated to coward, which is of Latin origin.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
    • He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over.
  • * Dryden
    • Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire.
  • * Goldsmith
    • Like falcons, cowering on the nest.
    See also
    * coward * cowardice

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To cherish with care.
    • (Webster 1913)