Consolidate vs Cohere - What's the difference?
consolidate | cohere |
(ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
To make stronger or more solid.
(obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
* Elyot
To stick together physically, by adhesion or figuratively by common purpose.
To be consistent as part of a group.
As verbs the difference between consolidate and cohere
is that consolidate is (ambitransitive) to combine into a single unit; to group together or join while cohere is to stick together physically, by adhesion or figuratively by common purpose.As an adjective consolidate
is (obsolete) formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.consolidate
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Verb
(consolidat)- He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag.
Coordinate terms
* ( combine into a single unit) (l)Adjective
(en adjective)- A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate .
cohere
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Alternative forms
*Verb
- Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force .
- Members of the party would cohere in the message they were sending.